**To copy a snapshot** The following ``copy-snapshot`` example makes a copy of an existing snapshot. :: aws elasticache copy-snapshot \ --source-snapshot-name "my-snapshot" \ --target-snapshot-name "my-snapshot-copy" Output:: { "Snapshot":{ "Engine": "redis", "CacheParameterGroupName": "default.redis3.2", "VpcId": "vpc-3820329f3", "CacheClusterId": "my-redis4", "SnapshotRetentionLimit": 7, "NumCacheNodes": 1, "SnapshotName": "my-snapshot-copy", "CacheClusterCreateTime": "2016-12-21T22:24:04.955Z", "AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true, "PreferredAvailabilityZone": "us-east-1c", "SnapshotStatus": "creating", "SnapshotSource": "manual", "SnapshotWindow": "07:00-08:00", "EngineVersion": "3.2.4", "NodeSnapshots": [ { "CacheSize": "3 MB", "SnapshotCreateTime": "2016-12-28T07:00:52Z", "CacheNodeId": "0001", "CacheNodeCreateTime": "2016-12-21T22:24:04.955Z" } ], "CacheSubnetGroupName": "default", "Port": 6379, "PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "tue:09:30-tue:10:30", "CacheNodeType": "cache.m3.large" } } For more information, see `Exporting a Backup <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/red-ug/backups-exporting.html>`__ in the *Elasticache User Guide*.