AWS CLI

RDS Commands

Manage managed databases with RDS. Learn to create, snapshot, and administer database instances.

6 commands

Pro Tips

Create manual snapshots before major changes - automated backups have retention limits.

Use 'aws rds describe-db-instances' to check instance status and endpoint information.

Common Mistakes

Deleting an RDS instance without final snapshot loses all data. Always enable deletion protection.

Commands

List instances

$ aws rds describe-db-instances --query 'DBInstances[*].[DBInstanceIdentifier,DBInstanceStatus,Engine]' --output table

List RDS instances with status.

Start instance

$ aws rds start-db-instance --db-instance-identifier mydb

Start stopped RDS instance.

Stop instance

$ aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier mydb

Stop RDS instance.

Create snapshot

$ aws rds create-db-snapshot --db-instance-identifier mydb --db-snapshot-identifier mydb-snapshot

Create manual snapshot.

List snapshots

$ aws rds describe-db-snapshots --db-instance-identifier mydb

List snapshots for instance.

Get endpoint

$ aws rds describe-db-instances --db-instance-identifier mydb --query 'DBInstances[0].Endpoint.Address' --output text

Get database endpoint.