Select AWS services to backup

Opt in to services, then assign resources

AWS Backup works with many different AWS services. Before you decide which services to include in backup plan, use the AWS Backup console or AWS CLI to opt in to using AWS Backup to work with those services.

Then, in each backup plan, specify in the console or through CLI which resource types to include in that plan.

For example, you can opt in to all services which AWS Backup supports, then include only Amazon S3 buckets and Aurora clusters in a backup plan.

AWS Backup service opt-in

Service opt-in through the AWS Backup console

Service opt-in through AWS CLI

Use the aws backup update-region-settings command to change the services (resource types) your account or organization will use AWS Backup to orchestrate backup creation. Use the aws backup describe-region-settings command to determine which services you have opted into in a specific Region.

Backup plan resource assignment

Through the AWS Backup console or through AWS CLI, the resource assignment in your backup plan specifies which resources AWS Backup will include. AWS Backup provides both simple default settings and fine-grained controls to assign resources.

You can assign resources in the following ways:

If you only use tags for resource assignment, then the service opt-in settings will still apply.

You can further refine the resource assignment using conditions and tags. There are some limits on the number of ARNs, conditions, and tags that can be used in a single resource assignment.

Resource selection through CLI is based on service names and resource types. See Assign resources with AWS CLI for considerations about resource election.

Backup plan resource assignments quotas

The following quotas apply to a single resource assignment: