Add ARN attribute for aws_instance

[tdmalone]

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Description

I'd love to be able to directly access the ARN of an EC2 instance, for example for interpolation into an IAM policy.

New or Affected Resource(s)

• aws_instance
• aws_instance (data resource)

Of note, the ARN is already exported for the db_instance resource and data resource.

Potential Terraform Configuration

resource "aws_instance" "main" {
  // ... etc. etc.
}

data "template_file" "iam_policy_template" {
  template = "$(file("my-policy.json")}"

  vars {
    instance_arn = "${aws_instance.main.arn}"
  }
}

[blckct]

That's probably not the only resource with missing ARN, probably would be a good idea to go over them and check.

[bflad]

The new arn attribute for the resource and data source has been merged and will release with version 1.31.0 of the AWS provider later this week. 👍

[bflad]

This has been released in version 1.31.0 of the AWS provider. Please see the Terraform documentation on provider versioning or reach out if you need any assistance upgrading.

[ghost]

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