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describe_continuous_backups

Operation

describe_continuous_backups async

describe_continuous_backups(input: DescribeContinuousBackupsInput, plugins: list[Plugin] | None = None) -> DescribeContinuousBackupsOutput

Checks the status of continuous backups and point in time recovery on the specified table. Continuous backups are ENABLED on all tables at table creation. If point in time recovery is enabled, PointInTimeRecoveryStatus will be set to ENABLED.

After continuous backups and point in time recovery are enabled, you can restore to any point in time within EarliestRestorableDateTime and LatestRestorableDateTime.

LatestRestorableDateTime is typically 5 minutes before the current time. You can restore your table to any point in time in the last 35 days. You can set the recovery period to any value between 1 and 35 days.

You can call DescribeContinuousBackups at a maximum rate of 10 times per second.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
input DescribeContinuousBackupsInput

An instance of DescribeContinuousBackupsInput.

required
plugins list[Plugin] | None

A list of callables that modify the configuration dynamically. Changes made by these plugins only apply for the duration of the operation execution and will not affect any other operation invocations.

None

Returns:

Type Description
DescribeContinuousBackupsOutput

An instance of DescribeContinuousBackupsOutput.

Input

DescribeContinuousBackupsInput dataclass

Dataclass for DescribeContinuousBackupsInput structure.

Attributes

table_name class-attribute instance-attribute
table_name: str | None = None

Name of the table for which the customer wants to check the continuous backups and point in time recovery settings.

You can also provide the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the table in this parameter.

Output

DescribeContinuousBackupsOutput dataclass

Dataclass for DescribeContinuousBackupsOutput structure.

Attributes

continuous_backups_description class-attribute instance-attribute
continuous_backups_description: ContinuousBackupsDescription | None = None

Represents the continuous backups and point in time recovery settings on the table.