GET

/#Action=CreateSnapshot

http://elasticache.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=CreateSnapshot

<p>Creates a copy of an entire cluster or replication group at a specific moment in time.</p> <note> <p>This operation is valid for Redis only.</p> </note>

Access Token Required: API Key

Query Params

ReplicationGroupIdstring

The identifier of an existing replication group. The snapshot is created from this replication group.

CacheClusterIdstring

The identifier of an existing cluster. The snapshot is created from this cluster.

SnapshotNamestringrequired

A name for the snapshot being created.

KmsKeyIdstring

The ID of the KMS key used to encrypt the snapshot.

Tagsarray

A list of tags to be added to this resource. A tag is a key-value pair. A tag key must be accompanied by a tag value, although null is accepted.

Actionstringrequired

Allowed:

Versionstringrequired

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://elasticache.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=CreateSnapshot' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}