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**To retrieve a screenshot of a running instance**

The following ``get-console-screenshot`` example retrieves a screenshot of the specified instance in .jpg format. The screenshot is returned as a Base64-encoded string. ::

    aws ec2 get-console-screenshot \
        --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0

Output::

    {
        "ImageData": "997987/8kgj49ikjhewkwwe0008084EXAMPLE",
        "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0"
    }