name : create-snapshot.rst **To create a snapshot** This example command creates a snapshot of the volume with a volume ID of ``vol-1234567890abcdef0`` and a short description to identify the snapshot. Command:: aws ec2 create-snapshot --volume-id vol-1234567890abcdef0 --description "This is my root volume snapshot" Output:: { "Description": "This is my root volume snapshot", "Tags": [], "Encrypted": false, "VolumeId": "vol-1234567890abcdef0", "State": "pending", "VolumeSize": 8, "StartTime": "2018-02-28T21:06:01.000Z", "Progress": "", "OwnerId": "012345678910", "SnapshotId": "snap-066877671789bd71b" } **To create a snapshot with tags** This example command creates a snapshot and applies two tags: purpose=prod and costcenter=123. Command:: aws ec2 create-snapshot --volume-id vol-1234567890abcdef0 --description 'Prod backup' --tag-specifications 'ResourceType=snapshot,Tags=[{Key=purpose,Value=prod},{Key=costcenter,Value=123}]' Output:: { "Description": "Prod backup", "Tags": [ { "Value": "prod", "Key": "purpose" }, { "Value": "123", "Key": "costcenter" } ], "Encrypted": false, "VolumeId": "vol-1234567890abcdef0", "State": "pending", "VolumeSize": 8, "StartTime": "2018-02-28T21:06:06.000Z", "Progress": "", "OwnerId": "012345678910", "SnapshotId": "snap-09ed24a70bc19bbe4" }