# DescribeSnapshot
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Returns information about an enhanced snapshot. To see a list of the snapshots in your account, use `ListSnapshots`.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "SnapshotName": "{{string}}"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [SnapshotName](#API_DescribeSnapshot_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="APIReference-DescribeSnapshot-request-SnapshotName"></a>
The name of the enhanced snapshot. You can retrieve this value using `ListSnapshots`.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+`   
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "SnapshotInfoDetails": { 
      "RuntimeEnvironment": "string",
      "SnapshotArn": "string",
      "SnapshotCreationTimestamp": number,
      "SnapshotDescription": "string",
      "SnapshotEncryptionConfigurationDescription": { 
         "KeyId": "string",
         "KeyType": "string"
      },
      "SnapshotFormat": "string",
      "SnapshotInitiator": "string",
      "SnapshotInitiatorOperation": "string",
      "SnapshotName": "string",
      "SnapshotSizeInBytes": number,
      "SnapshotSourceDescription": { 
         "S3PrefixLocation": { 
            "BucketARN": "string",
            "KeyPrefix": "string"
         },
         "SourceApplicationDescription": { 
            "ApplicationCreationTimestamp": number,
            "ApplicationName": "string",
            "ApplicationVersionId": number
         }
      },
      "SnapshotStatus": "string"
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [SnapshotInfoDetails](#API_DescribeSnapshot_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="APIReference-DescribeSnapshot-response-SnapshotInfoDetails"></a>
An object containing information about the enhanced snapshot.  
Type: [SnapshotInfoDetails](API_SnapshotInfoDetails.md) object

## Errors
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 ** InvalidArgumentException **   
The specified input parameter value is not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified application, snapshot, or snapshot operation can't be found.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** UnsupportedOperationException **   
The request was rejected because a specified parameter is not supported or a specified resource is not valid for this operation.   
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python (Boto3)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/kinesisanalyticsv2-2018-05-23/DescribeSnapshot)