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Snowball examples using Amazon CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the Amazon Command Line Interface with Snowball.

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The following code example shows how to use get-snowball-usage.

Amazon CLI

To get information about the Snowball service limit for your account

The following get-snowball-usage example displays information about the Snowball service limit for your account, and also the number of Snowballs your account has in use.

aws snowball get-snowball-usage

Output:

{
    "SnowballLimit": 1,
    "SnowballsInUse": 0
}

FOR more information, see Amazon Snowball Edge Limits in the Amazon Snowball Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use list-jobs.

Amazon CLI

To list the current Snowball jobs in your account

The following list-jobs example displays an array of JobListEntry objects. In this example, a single job is listed.

aws snowball list-jobs

Output:

{
    "JobListEntries": [
        {
            "CreationDate": 2016-09-27T14:50Z,
             "Description": "Important Photos 2016-08-11",
             "IsMaster": TRUE,
             "JobId": "ABCd1e324fe-022f-488e-a98b-3b0566063db1",
             "JobState": "Complete",
             "JobType": "IMPORT",
             "SnowballType": "EDGE"
        }
   ]
}

For more information, see Jobs for Amazon Snowball Edge devices in the Amazon Snowball Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see ListJobs in Amazon CLI Command Reference.