Hi guys I m going to import some existing resources with `pu

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Hi guys I m going to import some existing resources with `pulumi import type name id ` command How can I get `type` for my resources

millions-journalist-34868 · Answer

If you look at the documentation of your provider on each resource you can see an example of an import command that gives you the type of the resource

echoing-dinner-19531 · Answer

You can also check the SDK code <https github com pulumi pulumi aws blob master sdk nodejs s3 bucket ts L334> for example is the type for old aws providers s3 bucket resource

rough-oyster-77458 · Answer

Thanks guys It s not obvious from the first look Especially if you re a newbie to Pulumi It d would be great to add this to `pulumi import` doc <https www pulumi com docs reference cli pulumi import >

broad-dog-22463 · Answer

Hey < rough oyster 77458> if we update the docs to say look for the Import sections in the API Docs for the type would that help we can also link to an example

echoing-dinner-19531 · Answer

<https github com pulumi pulumi hugo issues 1265> lt so this doesn t get lost in slack churn

rough-oyster-77458 · Answer

hi < broad dog 22463> Yes it would I guess Later on I found that each API doc contains the import section but every newcomer looks at pulumi import command documentation first

broad-dog-22463 · Answer

We will ensure we note this thanks for the feedback we definitely want to make this easier to find

rough-oyster-77458 · Answer

thanks < echoing dinner 19531> for creating the ticket Is documentation open sourced also

echoing-dinner-19531 · Answer

Yes although the CLI commands are auto generated from the pulumi help text So the page is using the content from