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**To archive a snapshot**
The following ``modify-snapshot-tier`` example archives the specified snapshot. The ``TieringStartTime`` response parameter indicates the date and time at which the archive process was started, in UTC time format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ). ::
aws ec2 modify-snapshot-tier \
--snapshot-id snap-01234567890abcedf \
--storage-tier archive
Output::
{
"SnapshotId": "snap-01234567890abcedf",
"TieringStartTime": "2021-09-15T16:44:37.574Z"
}
For more information about snapshot archiving, see `Archive Amazon EBS snapshots <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/snapshot-archive.html>`__ in the *Amazon EBS User Guide*.