# CreateSnapshot
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Creates a copy of an entire cluster at a specific moment in time.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "ClusterName": "string",
   "KmsKeyId": "string",
   "SnapshotName": "string",
   "Tags": [ 
      { 
         "Key": "string",
         "Value": "string"
      }
   ]
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [ClusterName](#API_CreateSnapshot_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="MemoryDB-CreateSnapshot-request-ClusterName"></a>
The snapshot is created from this cluster.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** [KmsKeyId](#API_CreateSnapshot_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="MemoryDB-CreateSnapshot-request-KmsKeyId"></a>
The ID of the KMS key used to encrypt the snapshot.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** [SnapshotName](#API_CreateSnapshot_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="MemoryDB-CreateSnapshot-request-SnapshotName"></a>
A name for the snapshot being created. This value is stored as a lowercase string.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** [Tags](#API_CreateSnapshot_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="MemoryDB-CreateSnapshot-request-Tags"></a>
A list of tags to be added to this resource. A tag is a key-value pair. A tag key must be accompanied by a tag value, although null is accepted.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_Tag.md) objects  
Array Members: Maximum number of 200 items.  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "Snapshot": { 
      "ARN": "string",
      "ClusterConfiguration": { 
         "Description": "string",
         "Engine": "string",
         "EngineVersion": "string",
         "MaintenanceWindow": "string",
         "MultiRegionClusterName": "string",
         "MultiRegionParameterGroupName": "string",
         "Name": "string",
         "NodeType": "string",
         "NumShards": number,
         "ParameterGroupName": "string",
         "Port": number,
         "Shards": [ 
            { 
               "Configuration": { 
                  "ReplicaCount": number,
                  "Slots": "string"
               },
               "Name": "string",
               "Size": "string",
               "SnapshotCreationTime": number
            }
         ],
         "SnapshotRetentionLimit": number,
         "SnapshotWindow": "string",
         "SubnetGroupName": "string",
         "TopicArn": "string",
         "VpcId": "string"
      },
      "DataTiering": "string",
      "KmsKeyId": "string",
      "Name": "string",
      "Source": "string",
      "Status": "string"
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [Snapshot](#API_CreateSnapshot_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="MemoryDB-CreateSnapshot-response-Snapshot"></a>
The newly-created snapshot.  
Type: [Snapshot](API_Snapshot.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** ClusterNotFoundFault **   
  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidClusterStateFault **   
  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidParameterCombinationException **   
  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidParameterValueException **   
  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServiceLinkedRoleNotFoundFault **   
  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** SnapshotAlreadyExistsFault **   
  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** SnapshotQuotaExceededFault **   
  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** TagQuotaPerResourceExceeded **   
  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/memorydb-2021-01-01/CreateSnapshot)