Describing snapshots

The following procedures show you how to display a list of your snapshots. If you desire, you can also view the details of a particular snapshot.

Describing snapshots (Console)

To display snapshots using the AWS Management Console

1. Log into the console

2. from the left navigation pane, choose Snapshots.

3. Use the search to filter on manual, automatic, or all snapshots.

4. To see the details of a particular snapshot, choose the radio button to the left of the snapshot's name. Choose Actions and then View details.

5. Optionally, in the View details page, you can perform additional snapshot actions like copy, restore or delete. You can also add tags to the snapshot

Describing snapshots (AWS CLI)

To display a list of snapshots and optionally details about a specific snapshot, use the describe-snapshots CLI operation.

Examples

The following operation uses the parameter --max-results to list up to 20 snapshots associated with your account. Omitting the parameter --max-results lists up to 50 snapshots.

aws memorydb describe-snapshots --max-results 20

The following operation uses the parameter --cluster-name to list only the snapshots associated with the cluster my-cluster.

aws memorydb describe-snapshots --cluster-name my-cluster

The following operation uses the parameter --snapshot-name to display the details of the snapshot my-snapshot.

aws memorydb describe-snapshots --snapshot-name my-snapshot

For more information, see describe-snapshots.

Describing snapshots (MemoryDB API)

To display a list of snapshots, use the DescribeSnapshots operation.

Examples

The following operation uses the parameter MaxResults to list up to 20 snapshots associated with your account. Omitting the parameter MaxResults lists up to 50 snapshots.

https://memory-db.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/
    ?Action=DescribeSnapshots
    &MaxResults=20
    &SignatureMethod=HmacSHA256
    &SignatureVersion=4
    &Timestamp=20210801T220302Z
    &Version=2021-01-01
    &X-Amz-Algorithm=Amazon4-HMAC-SHA256
    &X-Amz-Date=20210801T220302Z
    &X-Amz-SignedHeaders=Host
    &X-Amz-Expires=20210801T220302Z
    &X-Amz-Credential=<credential>
    &X-Amz-Signature=<signature>

The following operation uses the parameter ClusterName to list all snapshots associated with the cluster MyCluster.

https://memory-db.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/
    ?Action=DescribeSnapshots
    &ClusterName=MyCluster
    &SignatureMethod=HmacSHA256
    &SignatureVersion=4
    &Timestamp=20210801T220302Z
    &Version=2021-01-01
    &X-Amz-Algorithm=Amazon4-HMAC-SHA256
    &X-Amz-Date=20210801T220302Z
    &X-Amz-SignedHeaders=Host
    &X-Amz-Expires=20210801T220302Z
    &X-Amz-Credential=<credential>
    &X-Amz-Signature=<signature>

The following operation uses the parameter SnapshotName to display the details for the snapshot MyBackup.

https://memory-db.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/
    ?Action=DescribeSnapshots
    &SignatureMethod=HmacSHA256
    &SignatureVersion=4
    &SnapshotName=MyBackup
    &Timestamp=20210801T220302Z
    &Version=2021-01-01
    &X-Amz-Algorithm=Amazon4-HMAC-SHA256
    &X-Amz-Date=20210801T220302Z
    &X-Amz-SignedHeaders=Host
    &X-Amz-Expires=20210801T220302Z
    &X-Amz-Credential=<credential>
    &X-Amz-Signature=<signature>

For more information, see DescribeSnapshots.