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[ aws . dynamodb ]

describe-continuous-backups

Description

Checks the status of continuous backups and point in time recovery on the specified table. Continuous backups are ENABLED on all tables at table creation. If point in time recovery is enabled, PointInTimeRecoveryStatus will be set to ENABLED.

After continuous backups and point in time recovery are enabled, you can restore to any point in time within EarliestRestorableDateTime and LatestRestorableDateTime .

LatestRestorableDateTime is typically 5 minutes before the current time. You can restore your table to any point in time during the last 35 days.

You can call DescribeContinuousBackups at a maximum rate of 10 times per second.

See also: AWS API Documentation

See 'aws help' for descriptions of global parameters.

Synopsis

  describe-continuous-backups
--table-name <value>
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]

Options

--table-name (string)

Name of the table for which the customer wants to check the continuous backups and point in time recovery settings.

--cli-input-json (string) Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

See 'aws help' for descriptions of global parameters.

Examples

To get information about continuous backups for a DynamoDB table

The following describe-continuous-backups example displays details about the continuous backup settings for the MusicCollection table.

aws dynamodb describe-continuous-backups \
    --table-name MusicCollection

Output:

{
    "ContinuousBackupsDescription": {
        "ContinuousBackupsStatus": "ENABLED",
        "PointInTimeRecoveryDescription": {
            "PointInTimeRecoveryStatus": "DISABLED"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Point-in-Time Recovery for DynamoDB in the Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide.

Output

ContinuousBackupsDescription -> (structure)

Represents the continuous backups and point in time recovery settings on the table.

ContinuousBackupsStatus -> (string)

ContinuousBackupsStatus can be one of the following states: ENABLED, DISABLED

PointInTimeRecoveryDescription -> (structure)

The description of the point in time recovery settings applied to the table.

PointInTimeRecoveryStatus -> (string)

The current state of point in time recovery:

• ENABLED - Point in time recovery is enabled.
• DISABLED - Point in time recovery is disabled.

EarliestRestorableDateTime -> (timestamp)

Specifies the earliest point in time you can restore your table to. You can restore your table to any point in time during the last 35 days.

LatestRestorableDateTime -> (timestamp)

LatestRestorableDateTime is typically 5 minutes before the current time.