GET

/#Action=ModifyDBSnapshot

http://rds.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=ModifyDBSnapshot

Updates a manual DB snapshot with a new engine version. The snapshot can be encrypted or unencrypted, but not shared or public. Amazon RDS supports upgrading DB snapshots for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle. This command doesn't apply to RDS Custom.

Access Token Required: API Key

Query Params

DBSnapshotIdentifierstringrequired

The identifier of the DB snapshot to modify.

EngineVersionstring

The engine version to upgrade the DB snapshot to. The following are the database engines and engine versions that are available when you upgrade a DB snapshot. MySQL <ul> <li> <code>5.5.46</code> (supported for 5.1 DB snapshots) </li> </ul> Oracle <ul> <li> <code>12.1.0.2.v8</code> (supported for 12.1.0.1 DB snapshots) </li> <li> <code>11.2.0.4.v12</code> (supported for 11.2.0.2 DB snapshots) </li> <li> <code>11.2.0.4.v11</code> (supported for 11.2.0.3 DB snapshots) </li> </ul> PostgreSQL For the list of engine versions that are available for upgrading a DB snapshot, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.PostgreSQL.html#USER_UpgradeDBInstance.PostgreSQL.MajorVersion"> Upgrading the PostgreSQL DB Engine for Amazon RDS</a>.

OptionGroupNamestring

The option group to identify with the upgraded DB snapshot. You can specify this parameter when you upgrade an Oracle DB snapshot. The same option group considerations apply when upgrading a DB snapshot as when upgrading a DB instance. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.html#USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.OGPG.OG">Option group considerations</a> in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

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://rds.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=ModifyDBSnapshot' \
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}