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atlas backups exports buckets create
Create an export destination for Atlas backups using an existing AWS S3 bucket.
To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key with the Project Owner role.
Syntax
Command Syntax
atlas backups exports buckets create <bucketName> [options]
Arguments
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
bucketName | string | true | Name of the existing S3 bucket that the provided role ID is authorized to access. |
Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--cloudProvider | string | true | Name of the provider of the cloud service where Atlas can access the S3 bucket. Atlas supports only AWS. |
-h, --help | false | help for create | |
--iamRoleId | string | true | Unique identifier that Atlas assigns to the cloud provider access role for the bucket. To learn more about setting up and retrieving a cloud provider access role, see: https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/set-up-unified-aws-access. |
-o, --output | string | false | Output format. Valid values are json, json-path, go-template, or go-template-file. To see the full output, use the -o json option. |
--projectId | string | false | Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable. |
Inherited Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-P, --profile | string | false | Name of the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for the Atlas CLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-save-connection-settings. |
Output
If the command succeeds, the CLI returns output similar to the following sample. Values in brackets represent your values.
Export destination created using '<BucketName>'.
Examples
# The following command creates an export destination for Atlas backups using the existing AWS S3 bucket named test-bucket: atlas backup export buckets create test-bucket --cloudProvider AWS --iamRoleId 12345678f901a234dbdb00ca