**To create a snapshot** The following ``create-snapshot`` example creates a snapshot using the Redis engine. :: aws elasticache create-snapshot \ --snapshot-name mysnapshot \ --cache-cluster-id cluster-test Output:: { "Snapshot": { "SnapshotName": "mysnapshot", "CacheClusterId": "cluster-test", "SnapshotStatus": "creating", "SnapshotSource": "manual", "CacheNodeType": "cache.m5.large", "Engine": "redis", "EngineVersion": "5.0.5", "NumCacheNodes": 1, "PreferredAvailabilityZone": "us-west-2b", "CacheClusterCreateTime": "2020-03-19T03:12:01.483Z", "PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "sat:13:00-sat:14:00", "Port": 6379, "CacheParameterGroupName": "default.redis5.0", "CacheSubnetGroupName": "default", "VpcId": "vpc-a3e97cdb", "AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true, "SnapshotRetentionLimit": 0, "SnapshotWindow": "06:30-07:30", "NodeSnapshots": [ { "CacheNodeId": "0001", "CacheSize": "", "CacheNodeCreateTime": "2020-03-19T03:12:01.483Z" } ] } } For more information, see `Backup and Restore for ElastiCache for Redis <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/red-ug/backups.html>`__ in the *Elasticache User Guide*.