Terraform Import Planner

# Step 1: Write the resource block (empty / approximate)
resource "aws_s3_bucket" "my_bucket" {
  # Leave empty or with minimal config initially
}

# Step 2: Import existing resource state
terraform import aws_s3_bucket.my_bucket my-bucket-name

# Step 3: Show current state
terraform state show aws_s3_bucket.my_bucket

# Step 4: Update resource block to match state
# Copy attributes from step 3 into the resource block

# Step 5: Plan (should show no changes)
terraform plan

# Terraform 1.5+ import block (declarative, recommended):
import {
  to = aws_s3_bucket.my_bucket
  id = "my-bucket-name"
}

# Generate config from import (1.5+):
terraform plan -generate-config-out=generated.tf