yandex_compute_image (DataSource)
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Updated at September 23, 2026
Get information about a Yandex Compute image. For more information, see the official documentation.
Warning
Either image_id, family or name must be specified.
Warning
If you specify family without folder_id then lookup takes place in the 'standard-images' folder.
Example usage
//
// Get information about existing Compute Image
//
data "yandex_compute_image" "my_image" {
family = "ubuntu-1804-lts"
}
// You can use "data.yandex_compute_image.my_image.id" identifier
// as reference to existing resource.
resource "yandex_compute_instance" "default" {
# ...
boot_disk {
initialize_params {
image_id = data.yandex_compute_image.my_image.id
}
}
# ...
lifecycle {
ignore_changes = [boot_disk[0].initialize_params[0].image_id]
}
}
Arguments & Attributes Reference
created_at(Read-Only) (String). The creation timestamp of the resource.description(Read-Only) (String). The resource description.family(String). The name of the image family to which this image belongs.folder_id(String). The folder identifier that resource belongs to. If it is not provided, the default providerfolder-idis used.hardware_generation(Read-Only) (List Of Object).generation2_features.legacy_features.pci_topology.
id(String).image_id(String). The ID of a specific image.kms_key_id(Read-Only) (String). ID of KMS symmetric key used to encrypt image.labels(Read-Only) (Map Of String). A set of key/value label pairs which assigned to resource.min_disk_size(Read-Only) (Number). Minimum size in GB of the disk that will be created from this image.name(String). The resource name.os_type(Read-Only) (String). Operating system type that is contained in the image. Possible values:LINUX,WINDOWS.pooled(Read-Only) (Bool). Optimize the image to create a disk.product_ids(Read-Only) (Set Of String). License IDs that indicate which licenses are attached to this image.size(Read-Only) (Number). The size of the image, specified in GB.status(Read-Only) (String). The status of the image.