name : start-export-task.rst **To export a snapshot to Amazon S3** The following ``start-export-task`` example exports a DB snapshot named ``db5-snapshot-test`` to the Amazon S3 bucket named ``amzn-s3-demo-bucket``. :: aws rds start-export-task \ --export-task-identifier my-s3-export \ --source-arn arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:123456789012:snapshot:db5-snapshot-test \ --s3-bucket-name amzn-s3-demo-bucket \ --iam-role-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/service-role/ExportRole \ --kms-key-id arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:123456789012:key/abcd0000-7fca-4128-82f2-aabbccddeeff Output:: { "ExportTaskIdentifier": "my-s3-export", "SourceArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:123456789012:snapshot:db5-snapshot-test", "SnapshotTime": "2020-03-27T20:48:42.023Z", "S3Bucket": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket", "IamRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/service-role/ExportRole", "KmsKeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-west-2:123456789012:key/abcd0000-7fca-4128-82f2-aabbccddeeff", "Status": "STARTING", "PercentProgress": 0, "TotalExtractedDataInGB": 0 } For more information, see `Exporting a Snapshot to an Amazon S3 Bucket <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_ExportSnapshot.html#USER_ExportSnapshot.Exporting>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*.