diff --git a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-end.json b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-end.json
index c8004354df..fad9424b65 100644
--- a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-end.json
+++ b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-end.json
@@ -1,89 +1,10 @@
 {
     "event_type":"instance.resize.end",
-    "payload":{
+    "payload": {
+        "$ref": "common_payloads/InstanceActionPayload.json#",
         "nova_object.data":{
-            "architecture":"x86_64",
-            "availability_zone": "nova",
-            "block_devices": [{
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-                    "delete_on_termination": false,
-                    "device_name": "/dev/sdb",
-                    "tag": null,
-                    "volume_id": "a07f71dc-8151-4e7d-a0cc-cd24a3f11113"
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-                "nova_object.name": "BlockDevicePayload",
-                "nova_object.namespace": "nova",
-                "nova_object.version": "1.0"
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-            "created_at":"2012-10-29T13:42:11Z",
-            "deleted_at":null,
-            "display_name":"some-server",
-            "display_description":"some-server",
-            "fault":null,
-            "host":"compute",
-            "host_name":"some-server",
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-                "nova_object.namespace": "nova",
-                "nova_object.version": "1.0",
-                "nova_object.data": {
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-                    "device_name": "tapce531f90-19"
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-            "launched_at":"2012-10-29T13:42:11Z",
-            "image_uuid": "155d900f-4e14-4e4c-a73d-069cbf4541e6",
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-            "node":"fake-mini",
-            "os_type":null,
-            "progress":0,
-            "ramdisk_id":"",
-            "reservation_id":"r-npxv0e40",
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-            "task_state":"resize_migrated",
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-            "tenant_id":"6f70656e737461636b20342065766572",
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-                "nova_object.data": {
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-                    "rxtx_factor": 1.0,
-                    "extra_specs": {
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-                    "swap": 0,
-                    "is_public": true,
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-                    "description":null
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-                "nova_object.namespace": "nova"
-            },
-            "user_id":"fake",
-            "uuid":"178b0921-8f85-4257-88b6-2e743b5a975c",
-            "updated_at": "2012-10-29T13:42:11Z"
-        },
-        "nova_object.name":"InstanceActionPayload",
-        "nova_object.namespace":"nova",
-        "nova_object.version":"1.5"
+            "task_state": "resize_migrated"
+        }
     },
     "priority":"INFO",
     "publisher_id":"nova-compute:compute"
diff --git a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-error.json b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-error.json
index 1fb2c281ad..bfda5573c9 100644
--- a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-error.json
+++ b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-error.json
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 {
     "event_type":"instance.resize.error",
     "payload":{
+        "$ref": "common_payloads/InstanceActionPayload.json#",
         "nova_object.data":{
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-            "auto_disk_config":"MANUAL",
-            "availability_zone":"nova",
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-            "deleted_at":null,
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@@ -21,70 +14,9 @@
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-                "nova_object.namespace":"nova",
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-            "kernel_id":"",
-            "key_name":"my-key",
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-            "power_state":"running",
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-            "reservation_id":"r-fekt9l17",
-            "state":"active",
-            "task_state":"resize_prep",
-            "tenant_id":"6f70656e737461636b20342065766572",
-            "terminated_at":null,
-            "user_id":"fake",
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-        },
-        "nova_object.name":"InstanceActionPayload",
-        "nova_object.namespace":"nova",
-        "nova_object.version":"1.5"
+            "block_devices": [],
+            "task_state": "resize_prep"
+        }
     },
     "priority":"ERROR",
     "publisher_id":"nova-compute:compute"
diff --git a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-start.json b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-start.json
index 218063f092..c8f0ec3a9d 100644
--- a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-start.json
+++ b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize-start.json
@@ -1,89 +1,10 @@
 {
     "event_type":"instance.resize.start",
     "payload":{
+        "$ref": "common_payloads/InstanceActionPayload.json#",
         "nova_object.data":{
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-            "availability_zone": "nova",
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-                "nova_object.namespace": "nova",
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-        "nova_object.name":"InstanceActionPayload",
-        "nova_object.namespace":"nova",
-        "nova_object.version":"1.5"
+            "task_state": "resize_migrating"
+        }
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     "priority":"INFO",
     "publisher_id":"nova-compute:compute"
diff --git a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize_finish-end.json b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize_finish-end.json
index 6f8ce19637..60cc2f3a9c 100644
--- a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize_finish-end.json
+++ b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize_finish-end.json
@@ -1,89 +1,18 @@
 {
     "event_type":"instance.resize_finish.end",
     "payload":{
+        "$ref": "common_payloads/InstanceActionPayload.json#",
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-            "availability_zone": "nova",
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-                "nova_object.namespace": "nova",
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-                "nova_object.namespace": "nova"
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-        "nova_object.name":"InstanceActionPayload",
-        "nova_object.namespace":"nova",
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+        }
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     "priority":"INFO",
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diff --git a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize_finish-start.json b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize_finish-start.json
index 024a109cb7..c952ffabdd 100644
--- a/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize_finish-start.json
+++ b/doc/notification_samples/instance-resize_finish-start.json
@@ -1,89 +1,18 @@
 {
     "event_type":"instance.resize_finish.start",
     "payload":{
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