name : create-instance-snapshot.rst **To create a snapshot of an instance** The following ``create-instance-snapshot`` example creates a snapshot from the specified instance. :: aws lightsail create-instance-snapshot \ --instance-name WordPress-1 \ --instance-snapshot-name WordPress-Snapshot-1 Output:: { "operations": [ { "id": "4c3db559-9dd0-41e7-89c0-2cb88c19786f", "resourceName": "WordPress-Snapshot-1", "resourceType": "InstanceSnapshot", "createdAt": 1569866438.48, "location": { "availabilityZone": "all", "regionName": "us-west-2" }, "isTerminal": false, "operationDetails": "WordPress-1", "operationType": "CreateInstanceSnapshot", "status": "Started", "statusChangedAt": 1569866438.48 }, { "id": "c04fdc45-2981-488c-88b5-d6d2fd759a6a", "resourceName": "WordPress-1", "resourceType": "Instance", "createdAt": 1569866438.48, "location": { "availabilityZone": "us-west-2a", "regionName": "us-west-2" }, "isTerminal": false, "operationDetails": "WordPress-Snapshot-1", "operationType": "CreateInstanceSnapshot", "status": "Started", "statusChangedAt": 1569866438.48 } ] }