Add a data source for aws_key_pair

[evandam]

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Description

Add a data source to find EC2 key pairs by name.

New or Affected Resource(s)

• aws_key_pair

Potential Terraform Configuration

data "aws_key_pair" "my_key_pair" {
  name = "my_key_pair"
}

resource "aws_launch_configuration" "example" {
  key_name = data.aws_key_pair.my_key_pair.name
  ...
}

[pkruk]

I missed that too and maybe I can add this :) I will start working on that

[pkruk]

I created a PR: #15829
If you find anything missing or sth which require attention I will try to fix ASAP:)

[pkruk]

Hi :)
Can I ask for a review of my PR :)?

[giskarda]

Hi,

any news about this issue? Is there anything left I can help with? Would love to get this merged!

[pirobtumen]

Hi,

We would like to have this feature too. I think it's very useful.

[pkruk]

Hi,

Any news about the review? I would like to proceed with this PR :)

[dipendrachaudhary]

I'm gettint this error

//data source aws key pair

data "aws_key_pair" "test-key-pair" {
name = "ubuntu"
}

//resource aws public instance

resource "aws_instance" "test-pub-instance" {
count = var.count_pub_ec2
ami = data.aws_ami.data_pub_instance.id //var.pub_ami
instance_type = var.instance_type
tenancy = var.tenancy
subnet_id = var.public_subnet_id[count.index]
key_name = data.aws_key_pair.test-key-pair.name
vpc_security_group_ids = [var.vpc_security_group_ids]
associate_public_ip_address = true
availability_zone = var.availability_zones_ec2[count.index]
tags = {
Name = "${var.vpc_name}-pub-ec2-${count.index+1}"
}
}

dipendra@salt:~$ terraform plan

Error: Invalid data source

on modules/ec2/main.tf line 43, in data "aws_key_pair" "test-key-pair":
43: data "aws_key_pair" "test-key-pair" {

The provider provider.aws does not support data source "aws_key_pair".

[mbainter]

dipendra@salt:~$ terraform plan

Error: Invalid data source

on modules/ec2/main.tf line 43, in data "aws_key_pair" "test-key-pair":
43: data "aws_key_pair" "test-key-pair" {

The provider provider.aws does not support data source "aws_key_pair".

Are you trying to use this in a released version of the AWS provider, or did you build it yourself after patching with this Pull Request?

[cloudxperts]

Hello Team

Do we have any update on this

[cloudxperts]

when we are getting this feature :)

data "aws_key_pair" "terraform-key-pair" {
filter = {
name = "cloudxperts-terraform-*"
}
}

output "keypair" {
value = data.terraform-key-pair.terraform-key-pair
}

[danielmacuare]

This is a pretty useful feature. Is there any update on this?

[dalvarezquiroga]

Very usefull. Merge requests is pending yet
PR: #15829

[breathingdust]

Hi all 👋 Just letting you know that this is issue is featured on this quarters roadmap. If a PR exists to close the issue a maintainer will review and either make changes directly, or work with the original author to get the contribution merged. If you have written a PR to resolve the issue please ensure the "Allow edits from maintainers" box is checked. Thanks for your patience and we are looking forward to getting this merged soon!

[github-actions]

This functionality has been released in v3.65.0 of the Terraform AWS Provider. Please see the Terraform documentation on provider versioning or reach out if you need any assistance upgrading.

For further feature requests or bug reports with this functionality, please create a new GitHub issue following the template. Thank you!

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