2.2.1. Create Snapshot

Verb URI Description
POST /snapshots Create a snapshot of specified volume.
 

Example 2.13. Create Snapshot: JSON Request

  POST /v1/snapshots
  Content-Type: application/json
  Accept: application/json
          
            {
    "snapshot": {
        "display_name": "snap-001",
        "display_description": "Daily backup",
        "volume_id": "521752a6-acf6-4b2d-bc7a-119f9148cd8c",
        "force": true
     }
}

          

 

Example 2.14. Create Snapshot: JSON Response

              {
    "snapshot": {
        "created_at": "2013-02-19T00:24:54.179025",
        "display_description": "Daily backup",
        "display_name": "snap-001",
        "id": "2d843196-eff1-4a0c-980e-10fee5df2bea",
        "size": 10,
        "status": "creating",
        "volume_id": "da450d0c-0920-4785-80dd-b024515200ce"
    }
}

          

Returns status code 202 on success

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