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mongocli atlas commands are now deprecated because there's a new, dedicated CLI available for Atlas users. Migrate to the Atlas CLI to enjoy the same capabilities and the latest features. You can use mongocli atlas commands until April 30, 2023.Return the details for the specified snapshot for your project.
To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key that has the Project Read Only role.
Syntax
mongocli atlas backups snapshots describe <snapshotId> [options]
Arguments
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
snapshotId | string | true | Unique identifier of the snapshot you want to retrieve. |
Options
Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--clusterName | string | true | Name of the cluster. |
-h, --help | false | help for describe | |
-o, --output | string | false | Output format. Valid values are json, json-path, go-template, or go-template-file. |
--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 | Human-readable label that identifies 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. To learn about profiles for MongoCLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-configuration-file. |
Examples
# Return the details for the backup snapshot with the ID 5f4007f327a3bd7b6f4103c5 for the cluster named myDemo: mongocli atlas backups snapshots describe 5f4007f327a3bd7b6f4103c5 --clusterName myDemo