Delete or restore a VM snapshot

Either delete a specific snapshot from your virtual machine (VM) or restore your VM to a previous state corresponding to a specific snapshot. Upon successful call, a jobId is returned for tracking the operation's status via GET /api/jobs/{jobId}.

VPS Services Snapshots

Context

Where to get IDs / values

Workflow links

Produces

Path Parameters

vmid integer · min: 1 required Example: 10000

Unique vmid identifier

Query Parameters

action string · enum required · Example: rollback
delete
rollback
snapname string required · Example: full-prox-konfig

Headers

Accept Example
Content-Type Example

Responses

200
data object required
data.action string · enum required · Example: rollback
delete
rollback
data.jobId string required · Example: snapshot_rollback-18484-1769377616097
data.message string required · Example: Snapshot rollback queued

Human-readable message.

data.snapname string required · Example: full-prox-konfig
data.success boolean required · Example: true

True for successful responses.

requestId string required · Example: 2121ae20-bd9d-41e9-aeeb-5dd1dd1a24ba

Unique request identifier (UUID).

success boolean required · Example: true

True for successful responses.

timestamp string required · Example: 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

ISO 8601 timestamp (UTC).

DELETE https://cloud.hostup.se/api/vm/{vmid}/snapshots
For AI assistants
cURL 
curl -X DELETE "https://cloud.hostup.se/api/vm/10000/snapshots?action=rollback&snapname=full-prox-konfig" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"
Response 
{
  "success": true,
  "timestamp": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "requestId": "2121ae20-bd9d-41e9-aeeb-5dd1dd1a24ba",
  "data": {
    "success": true,
    "jobId": "snapshot_rollback-18484-1769377616097",
    "action": "rollback",
    "snapname": "full-prox-konfig",
    "message": "Snapshot rollback queued"
  }
}