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Create a snapshot for an app

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You can create a snapshot for a specific application.

Before you begin

You must have the ID of the app you want to create a snapshot for. If needed you can use the workflow List the apps to locate the application.

Create a snapshot

Perform the following REST API call.

HTTP method and endpoint

This REST API call uses the following method and endpoint.

HTTP method Path

POST

/accounts/{account_id}/k8s/v1/apps/{app_id}/appSnaps
Additional input parameters

In addition to the parameters common with all REST API calls, the following parameters are also used in the curl examples for this step.

Parameter Type Required Description

app id

Path

Yes

Identifies the managed application where the snapshot will be created.

JSON

Body

Yes

Provides the parameters for the snapshot. See the example below.
Curl example: Create a snapshot for the app
curl --request POST \
--location "https://astra.netapp.io/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/k8s/v1/apps/$APP_ID/appSnaps" \
--include \
--header "Content-Type: application/astra-appSnap+jso" \
--header "Accept: */*" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $API_TOKEN" \
--data  @JSONinput
JSON input example
{
  "type": "application/astra-appSnap",
  "version": "1.1",
  "name": "snapshot-david-1"
}