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POST
/
vm
/
{vm_id}
/
snapshot
Take a snapshot
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.cloud.onidel.com/vm/{vm_id}/snapshot \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "vm-snapshot-name",
  "team_id": "96616865-475e-4191-aba5-f89f0a4b71fe",
  "desc": "snapshot @ 20/09/2025"
}
'
{
  "snapshot_id": "c1d45377-b2a9-4407-ab8d-6909c34dfaac"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
vm_id
string<uuid>
required

VM UUID

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required

Snapshot name.

Example:

"vm-snapshot-name"

​
team_id
string<uuid>

Team ID. Default team will be used if not provided.

Example:

"96616865-475e-4191-aba5-f89f0a4b71fe"

​
desc
string

Snapshot description.

Example:

"snapshot @ 20/09/2025"

Response

Snapshot started

​
snapshot_id
string<uuid>
Example:

"c1d45377-b2a9-4407-ab8d-6909c34dfaac"