**Example 1: To describe a DB snapshot for a DB instance** The following ``describe-db-snapshots`` example retrieves the details of a DB snapshot for a DB instance. :: aws rds describe-db-snapshots \ --db-snapshot-identifier mydbsnapshot Output:: { "DBSnapshots": [ { "DBSnapshotIdentifier": "mydbsnapshot", "DBInstanceIdentifier": "mysqldb", "SnapshotCreateTime": "2018-02-08T22:28:08.598Z", "Engine": "mysql", "AllocatedStorage": 20, "Status": "available", "Port": 3306, "AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1f", "VpcId": "vpc-6594f31c", "InstanceCreateTime": "2018-02-08T22:24:55.973Z", "MasterUsername": "mysqladmin", "EngineVersion": "5.6.37", "LicenseModel": "general-public-license", "SnapshotType": "manual", "OptionGroupName": "default:mysql-5-6", "PercentProgress": 100, "StorageType": "gp2", "Encrypted": false, "DBSnapshotArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:snapshot:mydbsnapshot", "IAMDatabaseAuthenticationEnabled": false, "ProcessorFeatures": [], "DbiResourceId": "db-AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE" } ] } For more information, see `Creating a DB Snapshot <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_CreateSnapshot.html>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*. **Example 2: To find the number of manual snapshots taken** The following ``describe-db-snapshots`` example uses the ``length`` operator in the ``--query`` option to return the number of manual snapshots that have been taken in a particular AWS Region. :: aws rds describe-db-snapshots \ --snapshot-type manual \ --query "length(*[].{DBSnapshots:SnapshotType})" \ --region eu-central-1 Output:: 35 For more information, see `Creating a DB Snapshot <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_CreateSnapshot.html>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*.