Select your cookie preferences

We use essential cookies and similar tools that are necessary to provide our site and services. We use performance cookies to collect anonymous statistics, so we can understand how customers use our site and make improvements. Essential cookies cannot be deactivated, but you can choose “Customize” or “Decline” to decline performance cookies.

If you agree, AWS and approved third parties will also use cookies to provide useful site features, remember your preferences, and display relevant content, including relevant advertising. To accept or decline all non-essential cookies, choose “Accept” or “Decline.” To make more detailed choices, choose “Customize.”

rds-last-backup-recovery-point-created

Focus mode
rds-last-backup-recovery-point-created - AWS Config

Checks if a recovery point was created for Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS). The rule is NON_COMPLIANT if the Amazon RDS instance does not have a corresponding recovery point created within the specified time period.

Identifier: RDS_LAST_BACKUP_RECOVERY_POINT_CREATED

Resource Types: AWS::RDS::DBInstance

Trigger type: Periodic

AWS Region: All supported AWS regions except China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Middle East (UAE), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Israel (Tel Aviv), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich) Region

Parameters:

resourceTags (Optional)
Type: String

Tags of Amazon RDS instances for the rule to check, in JSON format {"tagkey" : "tagValue"}.

resourceId (Optional)
Type: String

ID of Amazon RDS instance for the rule to check.

recoveryPointAgeValue (Optional)
Type: int
Default: 1

Numerical value for maximum allowed age. No more than 744 for hours, 31 for days.

recoveryPointAgeUnit (Optional)
Type: String
Default: days

Unit of time for maximum allowed age. Accepted values: 'hours', 'days'.

AWS CloudFormation template

To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates.

On this page

PrivacySite termsCookie preferences
© 2025, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.