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# Use `StartSnapshot` with an AWS SDK
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The following code example shows how to use `StartSnapshot`.

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#### [ Rust ]

**SDK for Rust**  
 There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the [AWS Code Examples Repository](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/rustv1/examples/ebs#code-examples). 

```
async fn start(client: &Client, description: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
    let snapshot = client
        .start_snapshot()
        .description(description)
        .encrypted(false)
        .volume_size(1)
        .send()
        .await?;

    Ok(snapshot.snapshot_id.unwrap())
}
```
+  For API details, see [StartSnapshot](https://docs.rs/aws-sdk-ebs/latest/aws_sdk_ebs/client/struct.Client.html#method.start_snapshot) in *AWS SDK for Rust API reference*. 

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