# Terraform import -generate-config-out

**URL:** <https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/terraform-import-generate-config-out/57777>\
**Category:** Terraform\
**Tags:** azure\
**Created:** [August 30, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/terraform-import-generate-config-out/57777 "2023-08-30T06:10:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![greknuts59](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/greknuts59/32/37687_2.png) [@greknuts59](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/greknuts59)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/terraform-import-generate-config-out/57777/1 "2023-08-30T06:10:19Z")

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Hi  
I am planning to import an environment in to terraform, an I have read that there is a way to generate te code to, by first create a simple code with from: and to: then run a command terraform plan -generate-config-out. But this fails. Is this an option only for AWS?

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**Author:** ![mifalowo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/mifalowo/32/43038_2.png) [@mifalowo](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/mifalowo)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/terraform-import-generate-config-out/57777/2 "2023-12-05T04:44:13Z")

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> [@greknuts59](#):
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> -generate-config-out

I do not believe that terraform import has any flag named ‘-generate-config-out’. You can write ‘terraform import -help’ to see al the available flags.

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**Author:** ![jbardin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/jbardin/32/3325_2.png) [@jbardin](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/jbardin)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/terraform-import-generate-config-out/57777/3 "2023-12-05T13:33:05Z")

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Hi,

`-generate-config-out` is not an option for `import`, but is a valid `plan` option when importing single instances into the root module. You can see the import block documentation for more details: [Import - Configuration Language | Terraform | HashiCorp Developer](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/import)