File: //usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/lightsail/attach-instances-to-load-balancer.rst
**To attach instances to a load balancer**
The following ``attach-instances-to-load-balancer`` example attaches instances ``MEAN-1``, ``MEAN-2``, and ``MEAN-3`` to the load balancer ``LoadBalancer-1``. ::
aws lightsail attach-instances-to-load-balancer \
--instance-names {"MEAN-1","MEAN-2","MEAN-3"} \
--load-balancer-name LoadBalancer-1
Output::
{
"operations": [
{
"id": "8055d19d-abb2-40b9-b527-1EXAMPLE3c7b",
"resourceName": "LoadBalancer-1",
"resourceType": "LoadBalancer",
"createdAt": 1571071699.892,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "all",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationDetails": "MEAN-2",
"operationType": "AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1571071699.892
},
{
"id": "c35048eb-8538-456a-a118-0EXAMPLEfb73",
"resourceName": "MEAN-2",
"resourceType": "Instance",
"createdAt": 1571071699.887,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "all",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationDetails": "LoadBalancer-1",
"operationType": "AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1571071699.887
},
{
"id": "910d09e0-adc5-4372-bc2e-0EXAMPLEd891",
"resourceName": "LoadBalancer-1",
"resourceType": "LoadBalancer",
"createdAt": 1571071699.882,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "all",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationDetails": "MEAN-3",
"operationType": "AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1571071699.882
},
{
"id": "178b18ac-43e8-478c-9bed-1EXAMPLE4755",
"resourceName": "MEAN-3",
"resourceType": "Instance",
"createdAt": 1571071699.901,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "all",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationDetails": "LoadBalancer-1",
"operationType": "AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1571071699.901
},
{
"id": "fb62536d-2a98-4190-a6fc-4EXAMPLE7470",
"resourceName": "LoadBalancer-1",
"resourceType": "LoadBalancer",
"createdAt": 1571071699.885,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "all",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationDetails": "MEAN-1",
"operationType": "AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1571071699.885
},
{
"id": "787dac0d-f98d-46c3-8571-3EXAMPLE5a85",
"resourceName": "MEAN-1",
"resourceType": "Instance",
"createdAt": 1571071699.901,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "all",
"regionName": "us-west-2"
},
"isTerminal": false,
"operationDetails": "LoadBalancer-1",
"operationType": "AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer",
"status": "Started",
"statusChangedAt": 1571071699.901
}
]
}