Copying a Snapshot

Function

This API is used to copy an automated snapshot.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v1.0/{project_id}/snapshots/{snapshot_id}/linked-copy

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Definition Project ID. To obtain the value, see Obtaining a Project ID. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A
snapshot_id	Yes	String	Definition Snapshot ID. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
backup_name	Yes	String	Definition Snapshot name. Range N/A
description	No	String	Definition Description. Range N/A

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

**Table 3** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
snapshot_id	String	Definition Snapshot ID. Range N/A

Example Requests

Copy an automated snapshot. The snapshot name is test1.

POST https://{Endpoint} /v1.0/89cd04f168b84af6be287f71730fdb4b/snapshots/4ca46bf1-5c61-48ff-b4f3-0ad4e5e3ba90/linked-copy

{
  "backup_name" : "backup20",
  "description" : "description"
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Operation succeeded.

{
  "snapshot_id" : "4ca46bf1-5c61-48ff-b4f3-0ad4e5e3ba92"
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
200	Operation succeeded.
400	Request error.
401	Authentication failed.
403	You do not have required permissions.
404	No resources found.
500	Internal server error.
503	Service unavailable.