name : copy-db-snapshot.rst **To copy a DB snapshot** The following ``copy-db-snapshot`` example creates a copy of a DB snapshot. :: aws rds copy-db-snapshot \ --source-db-snapshot-identifier rds:database-mysql-2019-06-06-08-38 --target-db-snapshot-identifier mydbsnapshotcopy Output:: { "DBSnapshot": { "VpcId": "vpc-6594f31c", "Status": "creating", "Encrypted": true, "SourceDBSnapshotIdentifier": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:snapshot:rds:database-mysql-2019-06-06-08-38", "MasterUsername": "admin", "Iops": 1000, "Port": 3306, "LicenseModel": "general-public-license", "DBSnapshotArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:snapshot:mydbsnapshotcopy", "EngineVersion": "5.6.40", "OptionGroupName": "default:mysql-5-6", "ProcessorFeatures": [], "Engine": "mysql", "StorageType": "io1", "DbiResourceId": "db-ZI7UJ5BLKMBYFGX7FDENCKADC4", "KmsKeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:123456789012:key/AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE", "SnapshotType": "manual", "IAMDatabaseAuthenticationEnabled": false, "SourceRegion": "us-east-1", "DBInstanceIdentifier": "database-mysql", "InstanceCreateTime": "2019-04-30T15:45:53.663Z", "AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1f", "PercentProgress": 0, "AllocatedStorage": 100, "DBSnapshotIdentifier": "mydbsnapshotcopy" } } For more information, see `Copying a Snapshot <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_CopySnapshot.html>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*.