:doc:`Instance <index>` / Collection / volumes

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volumes
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.. py:attribute:: EC2.Instance.volumes

  A collection of Volume resources.A Volume Collection will include all resources by default, and extreme caution should be taken when performing actions on all resources.

  .. py:method:: all()

    Creates an iterable of all Volume resources in the collection.

    See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/ec2-2016-11-15/DescribeVolumes>`_    


    **Request Syntax**
    ::

      volume_iterator = instance.volumes.all()
      
      
    
    :rtype: list(:py:class:`ec2.Volume`)
    :returns: A list of Volume resources
    

  .. py:method:: filter(**kwargs)

    Creates an iterable of all Volume resources in the collection filtered by kwargs passed to method. A Volume collection will include all resources by default if no filters are provided, and extreme caution should be taken when performing actions on all resources.

    See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/ec2-2016-11-15/DescribeVolumes>`_    


    **Request Syntax**
    ::

      volume_iterator = instance.volumes.filter(
          VolumeIds=[
              'string',
          ],
          DryRun=True|False,
          NextToken='string',
          MaxResults=123
      )
      
    :type VolumeIds: list
    :param VolumeIds: 

      The volume IDs. If not specified, then all volumes are included in the response.

      

    
      - *(string) --* 

      
  
    :type DryRun: boolean
    :param DryRun: 

      Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is ``DryRunOperation``. Otherwise, it is ``UnauthorizedOperation``.

      

    
    :type NextToken: string
    :param NextToken: 

      The token returned from a previous paginated request. Pagination continues from the end of the items returned by the previous request.

      

    
    :type MaxResults: integer
    :param MaxResults: 

      The maximum number of items to return for this request. To get the next page of items, make another request with the token returned in the output. For more information, see `Pagination <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/Query-Requests.html#api-pagination>`__.

      

    
    
    :rtype: list(:py:class:`ec2.Volume`)
    :returns: A list of Volume resources
    

  .. py:method:: limit(**kwargs)

    Creates an iterable up to a specified amount of Volume resources in the collection.

    See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/ec2-2016-11-15/DescribeVolumes>`_    


    **Request Syntax**
    ::

      volume_iterator = instance.volumes.limit(
          count=123
      )
      
    :type count: integer
    :param count: The limit to the number of resources in the iterable.

    
    
    :rtype: list(:py:class:`ec2.Volume`)
    :returns: A list of Volume resources
    

  .. py:method:: page_size(**kwargs)

    Creates an iterable of all Volume resources in the collection, but limits the number of items returned by each service call by the specified amount.

    See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/ec2-2016-11-15/DescribeVolumes>`_    


    **Request Syntax**
    ::

      volume_iterator = instance.volumes.page_size(
          count=123
      )
      
    :type count: integer
    :param count: The number of items returned by each service call

    
    
    :rtype: list(:py:class:`ec2.Volume`)
    :returns: A list of Volume resources
    