DirectoryService / Client / describe_snapshots

describe_snapshots#

DirectoryService.Client.describe_snapshots(**kwargs)#

Obtains information about the directory snapshots that belong to this account.

This operation supports pagination with the use of the NextToken request and response parameters. If more results are available, the DescribeSnapshots.NextToken member contains a token that you pass in the next call to DescribeSnapshots to retrieve the next set of items.

You can also specify a maximum number of return results with the Limit parameter.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_snapshots(
    DirectoryId='string',
    SnapshotIds=[
        'string',
    ],
    NextToken='string',
    Limit=123
)
Parameters:

  • DirectoryId (string) – The identifier of the directory for which to retrieve snapshot information.

  • SnapshotIds (list) –

    A list of identifiers of the snapshots to obtain the information for. If this member is null or empty, all snapshots are returned using the Limit and NextToken members.

    • (string) –

  • NextToken (string) – The DescribeSnapshotsResult.NextToken value from a previous call to DescribeSnapshots. Pass null if this is the first call.

  • Limit (integer) – The maximum number of objects to return.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'Snapshots': [
        {
            'DirectoryId': 'string',
            'SnapshotId': 'string',
            'Type': 'Auto'|'Manual',
            'Name': 'string',
            'Status': 'Creating'|'Completed'|'Failed',
            'StartTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    Contains the results of the DescribeSnapshots operation.

    • Snapshots (list) –

      The list of Snapshot objects that were retrieved.

      It is possible that this list contains less than the number of items specified in the Limit member of the request. This occurs if there are less than the requested number of items left to retrieve, or if the limitations of the operation have been exceeded.

      • (dict) –

        Describes a directory snapshot.

        • DirectoryId (string) –

          The directory identifier.

        • SnapshotId (string) –

          The snapshot identifier.

        • Type (string) –

          The snapshot type.

        • Name (string) –

          The descriptive name of the snapshot.

        • Status (string) –

          The snapshot status.

        • StartTime (datetime) –

          The date and time that the snapshot was taken.

    • NextToken (string) –

      If not null, more results are available. Pass this value in the NextToken member of a subsequent call to DescribeSnapshots.

Exceptions