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Snapshot Then Delete a DB Instance

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Recipe · 3 steps

Snapshot Then Delete a DB Instance

with Amazon RDS · IT Infrastructure Management

Snapshot a DB instance, wait for the snapshot, then delete the instance.

  1. Request a manual snapshot of the source DB instance before deletion.
  2. Describe the snapshot and inspect its status. While the snapshot is still creating the workflow loops back to poll again; once it is available it proceeds to delete the instance.
  3. Delete the source DB instance, retaining a final snapshot rather than skipping it.
What you'll need to have ready
  • dbInstanceIdentifier: The identifier of the DB instance to snapshot and delete.
  • dbSnapshotIdentifier: The identifier for the pre-deletion manual snapshot.
  • finalDbSnapshotIdentifier: The identifier for the final snapshot taken during deletion.
For your developer

Arazzo workflow amazon-rds:snapshot-then-delete-instance, 3 operations: CreateDBSnapshot → DescribeDBSnapshots → DeleteDBInstance. Specs on APIs.io.

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