Create a snapshot of your virtual server.

Use this endpoint to take a snapshot of your virtual server. This is useful before making major changes or updates, allowing you to easily restore the server to a previous state if something goes wrong. The snapshot creation process is queued and handled in the background.

Path Parameters

vmid integer · min: 1 required Example

Unique vmid identifier

Headers

Accept Example

Content-Type Example

Body

required

application/json

name string required

description string required

Responses

200

success boolean

timestamp string

requestId string

data object

POST https://cloud.hostup.se/api/vm/{vmid}/snapshots

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cURL

curl -X POST "https://cloud.hostup.se/api/vm/16018/snapshots" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string"
  }'

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "timestamp": "string",
  "requestId": "string",
  "data": {
    "success": true,
    "jobId": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "message": "string"
  }
}

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "success": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "requestId": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "success": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "jobId": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Request Body

{
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string"
}