**To create an IPAM** The following ``create-ipam`` example creates an IPAM. (Linux):: aws ec2 create-ipam \ --description "Example description" \ --operating-regions "RegionName=us-east-2" "RegionName=us-west-1" \ --tag-specifications 'ResourceType=ipam,Tags=[{Key=Name,Value=ExampleIPAM}]' (Windows):: aws ec2 create-ipam ^ --description "Example description" ^ --operating-regions "RegionName=us-east-2" "RegionName=us-west-1" ^ --tag-specifications ResourceType=ipam,Tags=[{Key=Name,Value=ExampleIPAM}] Output:: { "Ipam": { "OwnerId": "123456789012", "IpamId": "ipam-036486dfa6af58ee0", "IpamArn": "arn:aws:ec2::123456789012:ipam/ipam-036486dfa6af58ee0", "IpamRegion": "us-east-1", "PublicDefaultScopeId": "ipam-scope-071b8042b0195c183", "PrivateDefaultScopeId": "ipam-scope-0807405dece705a30", "ScopeCount": 2, "OperatingRegions": [ { "RegionName": "us-east-2" }, { "RegionName": "us-west-1" }, { "RegionName": "us-east-1" } ], "State": "create-in-progress", "Tags": [ { "Key": "Name", "Value": "ExampleIPAM" } ] } } For more information, see `Create an IPAM <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/ipam/create-ipam.html>`__ in the *Amazon VPC IPAM User Guide*.