RDS DB Snapshot

An RDS DB Snapshot in AWS is a backup of a relational database instance at a specific point in time. It captures the entire database state, including schema, data, and configuration, allowing you to restore the database to that exact moment. Snapshots can be created manually or automatically and are stored in Amazon S3 for durability. They are useful for disaster recovery, cloning databases, or migrating data across regions and accounts.

aws.rds_db_snapshot

Fields

TitleIDTypeData TypeDescription
_keycorestring
account_idcorestring
allocated_storagecoreint64Specifies the allocated storage size in gibibytes (GiB).
availability_zonecorestringSpecifies the name of the Availability Zone the DB instance was located in at the time of the DB snapshot.
db_instance_identifiercorestringSpecifies the DB instance identifier of the DB instance this DB snapshot was created from.
db_snapshot_arncorestringThe Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the DB snapshot.
db_snapshot_attributescorejsonContains the results of a successful call to the DescribeDBSnapshotAttributes API action. Manual DB snapshot attributes are used to authorize other Amazon Web Services accounts to copy or restore a manual DB snapshot. For more information, see the ModifyDBSnapshotAttribute API action.
db_snapshot_identifiercorestringSpecifies the identifier for the DB snapshot.
db_system_idcorestringThe Oracle system identifier (SID), which is the name of the Oracle database instance that manages your database files. The Oracle SID is also the name of your CDB.
dbi_resource_idcorestringThe identifier for the source DB instance, which can't be changed and which is unique to an Amazon Web Services Region.
dedicated_log_volumecoreboolIndicates whether the DB instance has a dedicated log volume (DLV) enabled.
encryptedcoreboolIndicates whether the DB snapshot is encrypted.
enginecorestringSpecifies the name of the database engine.
engine_versioncorestringSpecifies the version of the database engine.
iam_database_authentication_enabledcoreboolIndicates whether mapping of Amazon Web Services Identity and Access Management (IAM) accounts to database accounts is enabled.
instance_create_timecoretimestampSpecifies the time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when the DB instance, from which the snapshot was taken, was created.
iopscoreint64Specifies the Provisioned IOPS (I/O operations per second) value of the DB instance at the time of the snapshot.
kms_key_idcorestringIf Encrypted is true, the Amazon Web Services KMS key identifier for the encrypted DB snapshot. The Amazon Web Services KMS key identifier is the key ARN, key ID, alias ARN, or alias name for the KMS key.
license_modelcorestringLicense model information for the restored DB instance.
master_usernamecorestringProvides the master username for the DB snapshot.
multi_tenantcoreboolIndicates whether the snapshot is of a DB instance using the multi-tenant configuration (TRUE) or the single-tenant configuration (FALSE).
option_group_namecorestringProvides the option group name for the DB snapshot.
original_snapshot_create_timecoretimestampSpecifies the time of the CreateDBSnapshot operation in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Doesn't change when the snapshot is copied.
percent_progresscoreint64The percentage of the estimated data that has been transferred.
portcoreint64Specifies the port that the database engine was listening on at the time of the snapshot.
processor_featurescorejsonThe number of CPU cores and the number of threads per core for the DB instance class of the DB instance when the DB snapshot was created.
snapshot_create_timecoretimestampSpecifies when the snapshot was taken in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Changes for the copy when the snapshot is copied.
snapshot_database_timecoretimestampThe timestamp of the most recent transaction applied to the database that you're backing up. Thus, if you restore a snapshot, SnapshotDatabaseTime is the most recent transaction in the restored DB instance. In contrast, originalSnapshotCreateTime specifies the system time that the snapshot completed. If you back up a read replica, you can determine the replica lag by comparing SnapshotDatabaseTime with originalSnapshotCreateTime. For example, if originalSnapshotCreateTime is two hours later than SnapshotDatabaseTime, then the replica lag is two hours.
snapshot_targetcorestringSpecifies where manual snapshots are stored: Dedicated Local Zones, Amazon Web Services Outposts or the Amazon Web Services Region.
snapshot_typecorestringProvides the type of the DB snapshot.
source_db_snapshot_identifiercorestringThe DB snapshot Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that the DB snapshot was copied from. It only has a value in the case of a cross-account or cross-Region copy.
source_regioncorestringThe Amazon Web Services Region that the DB snapshot was created in or copied from.
statuscorestringSpecifies the status of this DB snapshot.
storage_throughputcoreint64Specifies the storage throughput for the DB snapshot.
storage_typecorestringSpecifies the storage type associated with DB snapshot.
tagscorehstore
tde_credential_arncorestringThe ARN from the key store with which to associate the instance for TDE encryption.
timezonecorestringThe time zone of the DB snapshot. In most cases, the Timezone element is empty. Timezone content appears only for snapshots taken from Microsoft SQL Server DB instances that were created with a time zone specified.
vpc_idcorestringProvides the VPC ID associated with the DB snapshot.