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aws	AWS: aws_availability_zones	docs-aws-datasource-availability-zones	Provides a list of availability zones which can be used by an AWS account

aws_availability_zones

The Availability Zones data source allows access to the list of AWS Availability Zones which can be accessed by an AWS account within the region configured in the provider.

Example Usage

# Declare the data source
data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {}

# e.g. Create subnets in the first two available availability zones

resource "aws_subnet" "primary" {
  availability_zone = "${data.aws_availability_zones.available.names[0]}"

  # Other properties...
}

resource "aws_subnet" "secondary" {
  availability_zone = "${data.aws_availability_zones.available.names[1]}"

  # Other properties...
}

Argument Reference

There are no arguments for this data source.

Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

• names - A list of the availability zone names available to the account.