download RDS snapshot

Question

I recently downgraded my EC2 instance. I can no longer connect to RDS. I think it might be that the internal IP is different and now the logins are attached to that specific IP. I haven't been able to figure it out. I would like to be able to get a backup from the snapshot. Is there a way to download it through AWS?

Answer 1

You can't download an RDS snapshot. You can however connect to it and export your databases. Downgrading your instance should not affect connectivity unless you had set up your security groups incorrectly (Opening ports to an IP instead of another security group).

Answer 2

The accepted answer is not up-to-date anymore. Instead of using command line tools, you can use the AWS console.

Navigate to RDS -> Snapshots -> Manual/System ->

Select Snapshot -> Actions -> Export to S3

Going through S3 is common in most production environments, as you won't have direct access to the DB instance.