AWS Example

gistfile1.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
)

func main() {

	var err error

	svc := ec2.New(&aws.Config{Region: "us-east-1"})

	vols, err := svc.DescribeVolumes(nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	fmt.Println("Available Volumes:\n")

	for idx, vol := range vols.Volumes {
		fmt.Printf("%v:\n", idx)
		fmt.Println("  Volume ID: ", *vol.VolumeID)
		fmt.Println("  Size: ", *vol.Size)
		fmt.Println("  Tags: ")
		for _, tag := range vol.Tags {
			fmt.Printf("    %v: %v\n", *tag.Key, *tag.Value)
		}
	}

	var volNum int
	fmt.Println("\n\nEnter a volume #")

	_, err = fmt.Scanln(&volNum)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	if volNum >= len(vols.Volumes) {
		println("Invalid selection")
		return
	}

	selectedVolume := vols.Volumes[volNum]

	fmt.Println("\n")
	fmt.Println("  Volume ID: ", *selectedVolume.VolumeID)
	fmt.Println("  Size: ", *selectedVolume.Size)
	fmt.Println("  Tags: ")
	for _, tag := range selectedVolume.Tags {
		fmt.Printf("    %v: %v\n", *tag.Key, *tag.Value)
	}

	description := "Snapshot from Go"

	params := &ec2.CreateSnapshotInput{
		VolumeID:    selectedVolume.VolumeID,
		Description: &description,
		DryRun:      nil,
	}

	resp, err := svc.CreateSnapshot(params)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err.Error())
		return
	}

	fmt.Println(resp)
}