**To delete a snapshot**
The following ``delete-snapshot`` example deleted a snapshot using the Redis engine. ::
aws elasticache delete-snapshot \
--snapshot-name mysnapshot
Output::
{
"Snapshot": {
"SnapshotName": "my-cluster-snapshot",
"ReplicationGroupId": "mycluster",
"ReplicationGroupDescription": "mycluster",
"SnapshotStatus": "deleting",
"SnapshotSource": "manual",
"CacheNodeType": "cache.r5.xlarge",
"Engine": "redis",
"EngineVersion": "5.0.5",
"PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "thu:12:00-thu:13:00",
"TopicArn": "arn:aws:sns:us-west-2:xxxxxxxxxxxxx152:My_Topic",
"Port": 6379,
"CacheParameterGroupName": "default.redis5.0.cluster.on",
"CacheSubnetGroupName": "default",
"VpcId": "vpc-a3e97cdb",
"AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true,
"SnapshotRetentionLimit": 1,
"SnapshotWindow": "13:00-14:00",
"NumNodeGroups": 4,
"AutomaticFailover": "enabled",
"NodeSnapshots": [
{
"CacheClusterId": "mycluster-0002-003",
"NodeGroupId": "0002",
"CacheNodeId": "0001",
"CacheSize": "6 MB",
"CacheNodeCreateTime": "2020-06-18T00:05:44.719000+00:00",
"SnapshotCreateTime": "2020-06-25T20:34:30+00:00"
},
{
"CacheClusterId": "mycluster-0003-003",
"NodeGroupId": "0003",
"CacheNodeId": "0001",
"CacheSize": "6 MB",
"CacheNodeCreateTime": "2019-12-05T19:13:15.912000+00:00",
"SnapshotCreateTime": "2020-06-25T20:34:30+00:00"
},
{
"CacheClusterId": "mycluster-0004-002",
"NodeGroupId": "0004",
"CacheNodeId": "0001",
"CacheSize": "6 MB",
"CacheNodeCreateTime": "2019-12-09T19:44:34.324000+00:00",
"SnapshotCreateTime": "2020-06-25T20:34:30+00:00"
},
{
"CacheClusterId": "mycluster-0005-003",
"NodeGroupId": "0005",
"CacheNodeId": "0001",
"CacheSize": "6 MB",
"CacheNodeCreateTime": "2020-06-18T00:05:44.775000+00:00",
"SnapshotCreateTime": "2020-06-25T20:34:30+00:00"
}
]
}
}
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*.