View EBS Snapshots from your terminal
orbit lists EBS Snapshots as a dense, sortable table: 7 columns including Name, Snapshot Id and Status, fetched with EC2:DescribeSnapshots.
Read-only is the default, so browsing is safe against a production account. Start orbit with --write and the mutating actions become reachable: Delete Snapshot, each behind its own confirmation dialog.
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What the EBS Snapshots table shows
| Column | Source field |
|---|---|
| Name | Tags.Name |
| Snapshot Id | SnapshotId |
| Status | State |
| Volume Id | VolumeId |
| Size (Gb) | VolumeSize |
| Progress | Progress |
| Started | StartTime |
Columns with an opt-in flag are hidden by default; press v for the column visibility picker.
Actions on EBS Snapshots
| Key | Action | AWS API | Posture |
|---|---|---|---|
ctrl+d | Delete Snapshot | EC2:DeleteSnapshot | needs --write |
See how orbit keeps writes behind --write.
IAM permissions for this view
Read-only browsing needs EC2:DescribeSnapshots
plus the standard EC2 List and Describe permissions for the surrounding views. Write actions map to EC2:DeleteSnapshot and are reachable only under --write.
Questions about EBS Snapshots in orbit
What IAM permissions do I need to view EBS Snapshots in orbit?
orbit lists EBS Snapshots with EC2:DescribeSnapshots, so a policy granting EC2:DescribeSnapshots is enough for read-only browsing of this view. The mutating actions (EC2:DeleteSnapshot) additionally require --write at startup, and their IAM actions.
Is browsing EBS Snapshots safe against a production account?
Read-only is the default. Listing and describing EBS Snapshots performs no mutations. The write actions on this view (Delete Snapshot) are reachable only when orbit is started with --write, each behind its own confirmation.
Related views
EC2 Instances
View in the terminal
EBS Volumes
View in the terminal
AMIs
View in the terminal
VPCs
View in the terminal
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