diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_instance.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_instance.py
index f13778a92482a2..c6d607ec9fcdae 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_instance.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_instance.py
@@ -50,13 +50,17 @@
   name:
     description:
     - A unique identifier for the instance, which cannot be changed after the instance
-      is created. Values are of the form projects/<project>/instances/[a-z][-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9].
-      The final segment of the name must be between 6 and 30 characters in length.
-    required: false
+      is created. The name must be between 6 and 30 characters in length.
+    required: true
   config:
     description:
-    - A reference to the instance configuration.
-    required: false
+    - The name of the instance's configuration (similar but not quite the same as
+      a region) which defines defines the geographic placement and replication of
+      your databases in this instance. It determines where your data is stored. Values
+      are typically of the form `regional-europe-west1` , `us-central` etc.
+    - In order to obtain a valid list please consult the [Configuration section of
+      the docs](U(https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/instances).)
+    required: true
   display_name:
     description:
     - The descriptive name for this instance as it appears in UIs. Must be unique
@@ -66,28 +70,16 @@
     description:
     - The number of nodes allocated to this instance.
     required: false
+    default: '1'
   labels:
     description:
-    - Cloud Labels are a flexible and lightweight mechanism for organizing cloud resources
-      into groups that reflect a customer's organizational needs and deployment strategies.
-      Cloud Labels can be used to filter collections of resources. They can be used
-      to control how resource metrics are aggregated. And they can be used as arguments
-      to policy management rules (e.g. route, firewall, load balancing, etc.).
-    - 'Label keys must be between 1 and 63 characters long and must conform to the
-      following regular expression: `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?`.'
-    - Label values must be between 0 and 63 characters long and must conform to the
-      regular expression `([a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)?`.
-    - No more than 64 labels can be associated with a given resource.
-    - See U(https://goo.gl/xmQnxf) for more information on and examples of labels.
-    - 'If you plan to use labels in your own code, please note that additional characters
-      may be allowed in the future. And so you are advised to use an internal label
-      representation, such as JSON, which doesn''t rely upon specific characters being
-      disallowed. For example, representing labels as the string: name + "_" + value
-      would prove problematic if we were to allow "_" in a future release.'
     - 'An object containing a list of "key": value pairs.'
     - 'Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.'
     required: false
 extends_documentation_fragment: gcp
+notes:
+- 'API Reference: U(https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.instances)'
+- 'Official Documentation: U(https://cloud.google.com/spanner/)'
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
@@ -109,13 +101,17 @@
 name:
   description:
   - A unique identifier for the instance, which cannot be changed after the instance
-    is created. Values are of the form projects/<project>/instances/[a-z][-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9].
-    The final segment of the name must be between 6 and 30 characters in length.
+    is created. The name must be between 6 and 30 characters in length.
   returned: success
   type: str
 config:
   description:
-  - A reference to the instance configuration.
+  - The name of the instance's configuration (similar but not quite the same as a
+    region) which defines defines the geographic placement and replication of your
+    databases in this instance. It determines where your data is stored. Values are
+    typically of the form `regional-europe-west1` , `us-central` etc.
+  - In order to obtain a valid list please consult the [Configuration section of the
+    docs](U(https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/instances).)
   returned: success
   type: str
 displayName:
@@ -131,22 +127,6 @@
   type: int
 labels:
   description:
-  - Cloud Labels are a flexible and lightweight mechanism for organizing cloud resources
-    into groups that reflect a customer's organizational needs and deployment strategies.
-    Cloud Labels can be used to filter collections of resources. They can be used
-    to control how resource metrics are aggregated. And they can be used as arguments
-    to policy management rules (e.g. route, firewall, load balancing, etc.).
-  - 'Label keys must be between 1 and 63 characters long and must conform to the following
-    regular expression: `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?`.'
-  - Label values must be between 0 and 63 characters long and must conform to the
-    regular expression `([a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)?`.
-  - No more than 64 labels can be associated with a given resource.
-  - See U(https://goo.gl/xmQnxf) for more information on and examples of labels.
-  - 'If you plan to use labels in your own code, please note that additional characters
-    may be allowed in the future. And so you are advised to use an internal label
-    representation, such as JSON, which doesn''t rely upon specific characters being
-    disallowed. For example, representing labels as the string: name + "_" + value
-    would prove problematic if we were to allow "_" in a future release.'
   - 'An object containing a list of "key": value pairs.'
   - 'Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.'
   returned: success
@@ -159,6 +139,7 @@
 
 from ansible.module_utils.gcp_utils import navigate_hash, GcpSession, GcpModule, GcpRequest, replace_resource_dict
 import json
+import time
 
 ################################################################################
 # Main
@@ -171,10 +152,10 @@ def main():
     module = GcpModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
             state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent'], type='str'),
-            name=dict(type='str'),
-            config=dict(type='str'),
+            name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            config=dict(required=True, type='str'),
             display_name=dict(required=True, type='str'),
-            node_count=dict(type='int'),
+            node_count=dict(default=1, type='int'),
             labels=dict(type='dict'),
         )
     )
@@ -211,17 +192,17 @@ def main():
 
 def create(module, link):
     auth = GcpSession(module, 'spanner')
-    return return_if_object(module, auth.post(link, resource_to_create(module)))
+    return wait_for_operation(module, auth.post(link, resource_to_create(module)))
 
 
 def update(module, link):
     auth = GcpSession(module, 'spanner')
-    return return_if_object(module, auth.patch(link, resource_to_update(module)))
+    return wait_for_operation(module, auth.patch(link, resource_to_update(module)))
 
 
 def delete(module, link):
     auth = GcpSession(module, 'spanner')
-    return return_if_object(module, auth.delete(link))
+    return wait_for_operation(module, auth.delete(link))
 
 
 def resource_to_request(module):
@@ -299,7 +280,7 @@ def is_different(module, response):
 # This is for doing comparisons with Ansible's current parameters.
 def response_to_hash(module, response):
     return {
-        u'name': response.get(u'name'),
+        u'name': module.params.get('name'),
         u'config': response.get(u'config'),
         u'displayName': response.get(u'displayName'),
         u'nodeCount': response.get(u'nodeCount'),
@@ -307,6 +288,41 @@ def response_to_hash(module, response):
     }
 
 
+def async_op_url(module, extra_data=None):
+    if extra_data is None:
+        extra_data = {}
+    url = "https://spanner.googleapis.com/v1/projects/{project}/global/operations/{op_id}"
+    combined = extra_data.copy()
+    combined.update(module.params)
+    return url.format(**combined)
+
+
+def wait_for_operation(module, response):
+    op_result = return_if_object(module, response)
+    if op_result is None:
+        return {}
+    status = navigate_hash(op_result, ['status'])
+    wait_done = wait_for_completion(status, op_result, module)
+    return fetch_resource(module, navigate_hash(wait_done, ['targetLink']))
+
+
+def wait_for_completion(status, op_result, module):
+    op_id = navigate_hash(op_result, ['name'])
+    op_uri = async_op_url(module, {'op_id': op_id})
+    while status != 'DONE':
+        raise_if_errors(op_result, ['error', 'errors'], module)
+        time.sleep(1.0)
+        op_result = fetch_resource(module, op_uri)
+        status = navigate_hash(op_result, ['status'])
+    return op_result
+
+
+def raise_if_errors(response, err_path, module):
+    errors = navigate_hash(response, err_path)
+    if errors is not None:
+        module.fail_json(msg=errors)
+
+
 def resource_to_create(module):
     instance = resource_to_request(module)
     instance['name'] = "projects/{0}/instances/{1}".format(module.params['project'], module.params['name'])
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_instance_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_instance_facts.py
index 07af4a459d7510..918bfae2b1caba 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_instance_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_spanner_instance_facts.py
@@ -60,13 +60,17 @@
     name:
       description:
       - A unique identifier for the instance, which cannot be changed after the instance
-        is created. Values are of the form projects/<project>/instances/[a-z][-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9].
-        The final segment of the name must be between 6 and 30 characters in length.
+        is created. The name must be between 6 and 30 characters in length.
       returned: success
       type: str
     config:
       description:
-      - A reference to the instance configuration.
+      - The name of the instance's configuration (similar but not quite the same as
+        a region) which defines defines the geographic placement and replication of
+        your databases in this instance. It determines where your data is stored.
+        Values are typically of the form `regional-europe-west1` , `us-central` etc.
+      - In order to obtain a valid list please consult the [Configuration section
+        of the docs](U(https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/instances).)
       returned: success
       type: str
     displayName:
@@ -82,23 +86,6 @@
       type: int
     labels:
       description:
-      - Cloud Labels are a flexible and lightweight mechanism for organizing cloud
-        resources into groups that reflect a customer's organizational needs and deployment
-        strategies. Cloud Labels can be used to filter collections of resources. They
-        can be used to control how resource metrics are aggregated. And they can be
-        used as arguments to policy management rules (e.g. route, firewall, load balancing,
-        etc.).
-      - 'Label keys must be between 1 and 63 characters long and must conform to the
-        following regular expression: `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?`.'
-      - Label values must be between 0 and 63 characters long and must conform to
-        the regular expression `([a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)?`.
-      - No more than 64 labels can be associated with a given resource.
-      - See U(https://goo.gl/xmQnxf) for more information on and examples of labels.
-      - 'If you plan to use labels in your own code, please note that additional characters
-        may be allowed in the future. And so you are advised to use an internal label
-        representation, such as JSON, which doesn''t rely upon specific characters
-        being disallowed. For example, representing labels as the string: name + "_"
-        + value would prove problematic if we were to allow "_" in a future release.'
       - 'An object containing a list of "key": value pairs.'
       - 'Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.'
       returned: success