**To describe snapshots**
The following ''describe-snapshots'' example returns information about your cluster or replication group snapshots. ::
aws elasticache describe-snapshots
Output::
{
"Snapshots": [
{
"SnapshotName": "automatic.my-cluster2-002-2019-12-05-06-38",
"CacheClusterId": "my-cluster2-002",
"SnapshotStatus": "available",
"SnapshotSource": "automated",
"CacheNodeType": "cache.r5.large",
"Engine": "redis",
"EngineVersion": "5.0.5",
"NumCacheNodes": 1,
"PreferredAvailabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
"CacheClusterCreateTime": "2019-11-26T01:22:52.396Z",
"PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "mon:17:30-mon:18:30",
"TopicArn": "arn:aws:sns:us-west-2:xxxxxxxxx52:My_Topic",
"Port": 6379,
"CacheParameterGroupName": "default.redis5.0",
"CacheSubnetGroupName": "kxkxk",
"VpcId": "vpc-a3e97cdb",
"AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true,
"SnapshotRetentionLimit": 1,
"SnapshotWindow": "06:30-07:30",
"NodeSnapshots": [
{
"CacheNodeId": "0001",
"CacheSize": "5 MB",
"CacheNodeCreateTime": "2019-11-26T01:22:52.396Z",
"SnapshotCreateTime": "2019-12-05T06:38:23Z"
}
]
},
{
"SnapshotName": "myreplica-backup",
"CacheClusterId": "myreplica",
"SnapshotStatus": "available",
"SnapshotSource": "manual",
"CacheNodeType": "cache.r5.large",
"Engine": "redis",
"EngineVersion": "5.0.5",
"NumCacheNodes": 1,
"PreferredAvailabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
"CacheClusterCreateTime": "2019-11-26T00:14:52.439Z",
"PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "sat:10:00-sat:11:00",
"TopicArn": "arn:aws:sns:us-west-2:xxxxxxxxxx152:My_Topic",
"Port": 6379,
"CacheParameterGroupName": "default.redis5.0",
"CacheSubnetGroupName": "kxkxk",
"VpcId": "vpc-a3e97cdb",
"AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true,
"SnapshotRetentionLimit": 0,
"SnapshotWindow": "09:00-10:00",
"NodeSnapshots": [
{
"CacheNodeId": "0001",
"CacheSize": "5 MB",
"CacheNodeCreateTime": "2019-11-26T00:14:52.439Z",
"SnapshotCreateTime": "2019-11-26T00:25:01Z"
}
]
},
{
"SnapshotName": "my-cluster",
"CacheClusterId": "my-cluster-003",
"SnapshotStatus": "available",
"SnapshotSource": "manual",
"CacheNodeType": "cache.r5.large",
"Engine": "redis",
"EngineVersion": "5.0.5",
"NumCacheNodes": 1,
"PreferredAvailabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
"CacheClusterCreateTime": "2019-11-25T23:56:17.186Z",
"PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "sat:10:00-sat:11:00",
"TopicArn": "arn:aws:sns:us-west-2:xxxxxxxxxx152:My_Topic",
"Port": 6379,
"CacheParameterGroupName": "default.redis5.0",
"CacheSubnetGroupName": "kxkxk",
"VpcId": "vpc-a3e97cdb",
"AutoMinorVersionUpgrade": true,
"SnapshotRetentionLimit": 0,
"SnapshotWindow": "09:00-10:00",
"NodeSnapshots": [
{
"CacheNodeId": "0001",
"CacheSize": "5 MB",
"CacheNodeCreateTime": "2019-11-25T23:56:17.186Z",
"SnapshotCreateTime": "2019-11-26T03:08:33Z"
}
]
}
]
}
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*.