File: //lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/lightsail/create-disk.rst
**To create a block storage disk**
The following ``create-disk`` example creates a block storage disk ``Disk-1`` in the specified AWS Region and Availability Zone, with 32 GB of storage space. ::
aws lightsail create-disk \
--disk-name Disk-1 \
--availability-zone us-west-2a \
--size-in-gb 32
Output::
{
"operations": [
{
"id": "1c85e2ec-86ba-4697-b936-77f4d3dc013a",
"resourceName": "Disk-1",
"resourceType": "Disk",
"createdAt": 1569449220.36,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationType": "CreateDisk",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1569449220.588
}
]
}