**To export a VM from an AMI** The following ``export-image`` example exports the specified AMI to the specified bucket in the specified format. :: aws ec2 export-image \ --image-id ami-1234567890abcdef0 \ --disk-image-format VMDK \ --s3-export-location S3Bucket=my-export-bucket,S3Prefix=exports/ Output:: { "DiskImageFormat": "vmdk", "ExportImageTaskId": "export-ami-1234567890abcdef0" "ImageId": "ami-1234567890abcdef0", "RoleName": "vmimport", "Progress": "0", "S3ExportLocation": { "S3Bucket": "my-export-bucket", "S3Prefix": "exports/" }, "Status": "active", "StatusMessage": "validating" }