Ebs Snapshots
Every EBS snapshot with size, age and whether its source volume still exists — orphans first.
What this pane shows
All EBS snapshots in the account with their size, creation date, source-volume ID, and a flag indicating whether the source volume still exists. Orphan snapshots — those whose parent volume has been deleted — are surfaced first because they're typically the largest avoidable cost.
Key use cases
- Find and delete orphan snapshots — usually the biggest avoidable EBS spend.
- Audit snapshot age before applying a lifecycle policy.
- Confirm a backup automation is creating snapshots at the expected cadence.
- Spot a runaway script that's been snapshotting hourly without expiry.
How to embed
lp.js is the single-entry loader: it injects the shared LightPane runtime
(and sd-embed.css) once per page. Add this pane's own stylesheet and script;
the pane mounts itself wherever the matching <div> is in the DOM.
<!-- In <head> — this pane's stylesheet -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://lightpane.io/_pane-tests/aws/ebs-snapshots/ebs-snapshots.css">
<!-- Your access key (inline, or set window.lpEmbed.accessKey from your own JS) -->
<script>window.lpEmbed = { accessKey: "<your-access-key>" };</script>
<!-- Where the pane should appear -->
<div class="lp-ebs-snapshots-panel" data-lp-account="<your-account-alias>"></div>
<!-- Before </body> — shared loader + this pane's script -->
<script src="https://lightpane.io/embed/lp.js"></script>
<script src="https://lightpane.io/_pane-tests/aws/ebs-snapshots/ebs-snapshots.js" defer></script>
Tier
Available on Explorer and above.
Build notes
Stage 1 wiring (2026-04-28): snapshot inventory live via lp-fetch.js (service ebs_snapshots), with volume inventory (ebs_volumes) fetched in parallel to detect orphan snapshots (source volume no longer exists)
Mock-only at the moment — live-wiring tracked in the roadmap.