name : describe-import-snapshot-tasks.rst **To monitor an import snapshot task** The following ``describe-import-snapshot-tasks`` example checks the status of the specified import snapshot task. :: aws ec2 describe-import-snapshot-tasks \ --import-task-ids import-snap-1234567890abcdef0 Output for an import snapshot task that is in progress:: { "ImportSnapshotTasks": [ { "Description": "My server VMDK", "ImportTaskId": "import-snap-1234567890abcdef0", "SnapshotTaskDetail": { "Description": "My server VMDK", "DiskImageSize": "705638400.0", "Format": "VMDK", "Progress": "42", "Status": "active", "StatusMessage": "downloading/converting", "UserBucket": { "S3Bucket": "my-import-bucket", "S3Key": "vms/my-server-vm.vmdk" } } } ] } Output for an import snapshot task that is completed. The ID of the resulting snapshot is provided by ``SnapshotId``. :: { "ImportSnapshotTasks": [ { "Description": "My server VMDK", "ImportTaskId": "import-snap-1234567890abcdef0", "SnapshotTaskDetail": { "Description": "My server VMDK", "DiskImageSize": "705638400.0", "Format": "VMDK", "SnapshotId": "snap-1234567890abcdef0" "Status": "completed", "UserBucket": { "S3Bucket": "my-import-bucket", "S3Key": "vms/my-server-vm.vmdk" } } } ] }