**Example 1: To list all backup jobs**
The following ``list-backup-jobs`` example returns metadata about your backup jobs in your AWS account. ::
aws backup list-backup-jobs
Output::
{
"BackupJobs": [
{
"BackupJobId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
"BackupVaultName": "Default",
"BackupVaultArn": "arn:aws:backup:us-west-2:123456789012:backup-vault:Default",
"ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12345678901234567",
"CreationDate": 1600721892.929,
"State": "CREATED",
"PercentDone": "0.0",
"IamRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/service-role/AWSBackupDefaultServiceRole",
"StartBy": 1600725492.929,
"ResourceType": "EC2"
},
{
"BackupJobId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE22222",
"BackupVaultName": "Default",
"BackupVaultArn": "arn:aws:backup:us-west-2:123456789012:backup-vault:Default",
"RecoveryPointArn": "arn:aws:backup:us-west-2:123456789012:recovery-point:a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE33333",
"ResourceArn": "arn:aws:elasticfilesystem:us-west-2:123456789012:file-system/fs-12345678",
"CreationDate": 1600721724.77,
"CompletionDate": 1600721744.488,
"State": "COMPLETED",
"PercentDone": "100.0",
"BackupSizeInBytes": 71,
"IamRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/service-role/AWSBackupDefaultServiceRole",
"StartBy": 1600725324.77,
"ResourceType": "EFS"
}
]
}
For more information, see `Creating a Backup <https://https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/creating-a-backup.html>`__ in the *AWS Backup Developer Guide*.
**Example 2: To list completed backup jobs**
The following ``list-backup-jobs`` example returns metadata about your completed backup jobs in your AWS account. ::
aws backup list-backup-jobs \
--by-state COMPLETED
Output::
{
"BackupJobs": [
{
"BackupJobId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE22222",
"BackupVaultName": "Default",
"BackupVaultArn": "arn:aws:backup:us-west-2:123456789012:backup-vault:Default",
"RecoveryPointArn": "arn:aws:backup:us-west-2:123456789012:recovery-point:a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE33333",
"ResourceArn": "arn:aws:elasticfilesystem:us-west-2:123456789012:file-system/fs-12345678",
"CreationDate": 1600721724.77,
"CompletionDate": 1600721744.488,
"State": "COMPLETED",
"PercentDone": "100.0",
"BackupSizeInBytes": 71,
"IamRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/service-role/AWSBackupDefaultServiceRole",
"StartBy": 1600725324.77,
"ResourceType": "EFS"
}
]
}
For more information, see `Creating a Backup <https://https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/creating-a-backup.html>`__ in the *AWS Backup Developer Guide*.