How do I check the integrity of my RDS and EBS snapshots without restoring

Question

I would like to find out how I can verify that my EBS and RDS snapshots are valid and do contain the backed up data without actually restoring the snapshots. I want to prevent trying to restore a snapshot one day, and finding out that it did not actually capture my data.

Riku_Kobayashi · Answer

Hello.

For EBS volumes, you can view the differences between snapshots using the EBS direct APIs.  
So I think it can be used as a reference for how much data has been collected.  
https://aws.amazon.com/jp/blogs/aws/new-programmatic-access-to-ebs-snapshot-content/  
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-accessing-snapshot.html  
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/readsnapshots.html

In the case of RDS, a function similar to EBS direct APIs will not exist as of March 2025, so if you want to check the differences in your data, you will need to restore from a snapshot.

How do I check the integrity of my RDS and EBS snapshots without restoring

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