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**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"
}