# ExportTask
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Describes an export instance task.

## Contents
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 ** description **   
A description of the resource being exported.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** exportTaskId **   
The ID of the export task.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** exportToS3 **   
Information about the export task.  
Type: [ExportToS3Task](API_ExportToS3Task.md) object  
Required: No

 ** instanceExport **   
Information about the instance to export.  
Type: [InstanceExportDetails](API_InstanceExportDetails.md) object  
Required: No

 ** state **   
The state of the export task.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `active | cancelling | cancelled | completed`   
Required: No

 ** statusMessage **   
The status message related to the export task.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** TagSet.N **   
The tags for the export task.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_Tag.md) objects  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/ExportTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/ExportTask) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/ExportTask) 

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for Amazon EC2. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query AWSEC2` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).