CreateSnapshot
The CreateSnapshot operation creates a snapshot of an Amazon EBS volume and
stores it in Amazon S3. You can use snapshots for backups, to make identical copies of instance devices, and
to save data before shutting down an instance. For more information,
see Amazon Elastic Block Store.
Request Parameters
The following table describes the request parameters for
CreateSnapshot. Parameter names are case
sensitive.
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
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The ID of the Amazon EBS volume to snapshot Type: xsd:string Default: none Valid Values: ID of a volume that you own Constraints: ID of a volume that you own |
Yes |
Response Elements
The following table describes the default response tags included
in CreateSnapshot responses.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
|
The ID of the snapshot Type: xsd:string |
|
|
The ID of the volume Type: xsd:string |
|
|
Snapshot state (e.g., Type: xsd:string |
|
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Time stamp when the snapshot was initiated Type: xsd:dateTime |
|
|
The progress of the snapshot, in percentage Type: xsd:string |
Sample Request
<CreateSnapshot xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2009-03-01/"> <volumeId>vol-4d826724</volumeId> </CreateSnapshot>
Sample Response
<CreateSnapshotResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2009-03-01/"> <snapshotId>snap-78a54011</snapshotId> <volumeId>vol-4d826724</volumeId> <status>pending</status> <startTime>2008-05-07T12:51:50.000Z</startTime> <progress></progress> </CreateSnapshotResponse>