# GetInstanceSnapshots
Returns all instance snapshots for the user's account.
## Request Syntax
```
{
"pageToken": "string"
}
```
## Request Parameters
For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
** [pageToken](#API_GetInstanceSnapshots_RequestSyntax) **
The token to advance to the next page of results from your request.
To get a page token, perform an initial `GetInstanceSnapshots` request. If your results are paginated, the response will return a next page token that you can specify as the page token in a subsequent request.
Type: String
Required: No
## Response Syntax
```
{
"instanceSnapshots": [
{
"arn": "string",
"createdAt": number,
"fromAttachedDisks": [
{
"addOns": [
{
"duration": "string",
"name": "string",
"nextSnapshotTimeOfDay": "string",
"snapshotTimeOfDay": "string",
"status": "string",
"threshold": "string"
}
],
"arn": "string",
"attachedTo": "string",
"attachmentState": "string",
"autoMountStatus": "string",
"createdAt": number,
"gbInUse": number,
"iops": number,
"isAttached": boolean,
"isSystemDisk": boolean,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "string",
"regionName": "string"
},
"name": "string",
"path": "string",
"resourceType": "string",
"sizeInGb": number,
"state": "string",
"supportCode": "string",
"tags": [
{
"key": "string",
"value": "string"
}
]
}
],
"fromBlueprintId": "string",
"fromBundleId": "string",
"fromInstanceArn": "string",
"fromInstanceName": "string",
"isFromAutoSnapshot": boolean,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "string",
"regionName": "string"
},
"name": "string",
"progress": "string",
"resourceType": "string",
"sizeInGb": number,
"state": "string",
"supportCode": "string",
"tags": [
{
"key": "string",
"value": "string"
}
]
}
],
"nextPageToken": "string"
}
```
## Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
** [instanceSnapshots](#API_GetInstanceSnapshots_ResponseSyntax) **
An array of key-value pairs containing information about the results of your get instance snapshots request.
Type: Array of [InstanceSnapshot](API_InstanceSnapshot.md) objects
** [nextPageToken](#API_GetInstanceSnapshots_ResponseSyntax) **
The token to advance to the next page of results from your request.
A next page token is not returned if there are no more results to display.
To get the next page of results, perform another `GetInstanceSnapshots` request and specify the next page token using the `pageToken` parameter.
Type: String
## Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).
** AccessDeniedException **
Lightsail throws this exception when the user cannot be authenticated or uses invalid credentials to access a resource.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** AccountSetupInProgressException **
Lightsail throws this exception when an account is still in the setup in progress state.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** InvalidInputException **
Lightsail throws this exception when user input does not conform to the validation rules of an input field.
Domain and distribution APIs are only available in the N. Virginia (`us-east-1`) AWS Region. Please set your AWS Region configuration to `us-east-1` to create, view, or edit these resources.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** NotFoundException **
Lightsail throws this exception when it cannot find a resource.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** OperationFailureException **
Lightsail throws this exception when an operation fails to execute.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** RegionSetupInProgressException **
Lightsail throws this exception when an operation is performed on resources in an opt-in Region that is currently being set up.
** docs **
[Regions and Availability Zones for Lightsail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/latest/userguide/understanding-regions-and-availability-zones-in-amazon-lightsail.html)
** tip **
Opt-in Regions typically take a few minutes to finish setting up before you can work with them. Wait a few minutes and try again.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** ServiceException **
A general service exception.
HTTP Status Code: 500
** UnauthenticatedException **
Lightsail throws this exception when the user has not been authenticated.
HTTP Status Code: 400
## See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+ [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)
+ [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)
+ [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)
+ [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)
+ [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)
+ [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)
+ [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)
+ [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)
+ [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)
+ [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetInstanceSnapshots)