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atlas backups snapshots download

Download one snapshot for the specified flex cluster.

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You can download a snapshot for an Atlas Flex cluster. To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key with the Project Owner role. Atlas supports this command only for Flex clusters.

Command Syntax
atlas backups snapshots download <snapshotId> [options]
Name
Type
Required
Description

snapshotId

string

true

Unique 24-hexadecimal digit string that identifies the snapshot to download.

Name
Type
Required
Description

--clusterName

string

true

-h, --help

false

help for download

--out

string

false

Output file name. This value defaults to the Snapshot ID.

--projectId

string

false

Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable.

Name
Type
Required
Description

-P, --profile

string

false

Name of 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.

If the command succeeds, the CLI returns output similar to the following sample. Values in brackets represent your values.

Snapshot '<Name>' downloaded.

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