Commands

aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier

aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier <name>

Risk: Careful

What it does

Stops a database for a while. Storage and backups still bill.

When to use it

For short pauses only: it starts again by itself after 7 days.

Example

$ aws rds stop-db-instance --db-instance-identifier test-instance

Learn it in: RDS: a managed database · Official docs