name : modify-snapshot-tier.rst **To archive a snapshot** The following ``modify-snapshot-tier`` example archives the specified snapshot. The ``TieringStartTime`` response parameter indicates the date and time at which the archive process was started, in UTC time format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ). :: aws ec2 modify-snapshot-tier \ --snapshot-id snap-01234567890abcedf \ --storage-tier archive Output:: { "SnapshotId": "snap-01234567890abcedf", "TieringStartTime": "2021-09-15T16:44:37.574Z" } For more information about snapshot archiving, see `Archive Amazon EBS snapshots <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/snapshot-archive.html>`__ in the *Amazon EBS User Guide*.