AWS CLI Command Reference

[ aws . simpledbv2 ]

start-domain-export

Description

Initiates the export of a SimpleDB domain to an S3 bucket.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Synopsis

  start-domain-export
[--client-token <value>]
--domain-name <value>
--s3-bucket <value>
[--s3-key-prefix <value>]
[--s3-sse-algorithm <value>]
[--s3-sse-kms-key-id <value>]
[--s3-bucket-owner <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--cli-binary-format <value>]
[--no-cli-pager]
[--cli-auto-prompt]
[--no-cli-auto-prompt]
[--cli-error-format <value>]

Options

--client-token (string)

Providing a ClientToken makes the call to StartDomainExport API idempotent, meaning that multiple identical calls have the same effect as one single call. A client token is valid for 8 hours after the first request that uses it is completed. After 8 hours, any request with the same client token is treated as a new request. Do not resubmit the same request with the same client token for more than 8 hours, or the result might not be idempotent. If you submit a request with the same client token but a change in other parameters within the 8-hour idempotency window, a ConflictException will be returned.

Constraints:

  • min: 1

--domain-name (string) [required]

The name of the domain to export.

Constraints:

  • min: 1

--s3-bucket (string) [required]

The name of the S3 bucket where the domain data will be exported.

Constraints:

  • min: 3
  • max: 255
  • pattern: [a-z0-9A-Z]+[\.\-\w]*[a-z0-9A-Z]+

--s3-key-prefix (string)

The prefix string to be used to generate the S3 object keys for export artifacts.

Constraints:

  • min: 1
  • max: 850

--s3-sse-algorithm (string)

The server-side encryption algorithm to use for the exported data in S3. Valid values are: AES256 (SSE-S3) and KMS (SSE-KMS). If not specified, bucket’s default encryption will apply.

Possible values:

  • AES256
  • KMS

--s3-sse-kms-key-id (string)

The KMS key ID to use for server-side encryption with AWS KMS-managed keys (SSE-KMS). This parameter is only expected with KMS as the S3 SSE algorithm.

Constraints:

  • min: 1
  • max: 2048

--s3-bucket-owner (string)

The ID of the AWS account that owns the bucket the export will be stored in.

Constraints:

  • pattern: [0-9]{12}

--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command. The generated JSON skeleton is not stable between versions of the AWS CLI and there are no backwards compatibility guarantees in the JSON skeleton generated.

Global Options

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command’s default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

  • json
  • text
  • table
  • yaml
  • yaml-stream
  • off

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

  • on
  • off
  • auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-binary-format (string)

The formatting style to be used for binary blobs. The default format is base64. The base64 format expects binary blobs to be provided as a base64 encoded string. The raw-in-base64-out format preserves compatibility with AWS CLI V1 behavior and binary values must be passed literally. When providing contents from a file that map to a binary blob fileb:// will always be treated as binary and use the file contents directly regardless of the cli-binary-format setting. When using file:// the file contents will need to properly formatted for the configured cli-binary-format.

  • base64
  • raw-in-base64-out

--no-cli-pager (boolean)

Disable cli pager for output.

--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)

Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.

--no-cli-auto-prompt (boolean)

Disable automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.

--cli-error-format (string)

The formatting style for error output. By default, errors are displayed in enhanced format.

  • legacy
  • json
  • yaml
  • text
  • table
  • enhanced

Output

clientToken -> (string)

The client token that was provided in the request.

Constraints:

  • min: 1

exportArn -> (string)

Unique ARN identifier of the export.

Constraints:

  • min: 20
  • max: 2048

requestedAt -> (timestamp)

Timestamp when the export request was received by the service.
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