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**To describe the automated backups for a DB instance**
The following ``describe-db-instance-automated-backups`` example displays details about the automated backups for the specified DB instance. ::
aws rds describe-db-instance-automated-backups \
--db-instance-identifier database-mysql
Output::
{
"DBInstanceAutomatedBackups": [
{
"DBInstanceArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:db:database-mysql",
"DbiResourceId": "db-AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
"Region": "us-east-1",
"DBInstanceIdentifier": "database-mysql",
"RestoreWindow": {
"EarliestTime": "2019-06-13T08:39:38.359Z",
"LatestTime": "2019-06-20T23:00:00Z"
},
"AllocatedStorage": 100,
"Status": "active",
"Port": 3306,
"AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1b",
"VpcId": "vpc-6594f31c",
"InstanceCreateTime": "2019-04-30T15:45:53Z",
"MasterUsername": "admin",
"Engine": "mysql",
"EngineVersion": "5.6.40",
"LicenseModel": "general-public-license",
"Iops": 1000,
"OptionGroupName": "default:mysql-5-6",
"Encrypted": true,
"StorageType": "io1",
"KmsKeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:814387698303:key/AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
"IAMDatabaseAuthenticationEnabled": false
}
]
}
For more information, see `Working With Backups <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_WorkingWithAutomatedBackups.html>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*.