CreateSnapshot
Last updated：2021-10-26 22:51:21
1. Description
You can call this operation to create a snapshot for an EBS volume. You must log in to the console and activate the snapshot service before you create a snapshot for the first time. If a snapshot is being created for an EBS volume, you cannot create another snapshot for it.
2. Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VolumeId | String | Yes | The ID of the EBS volume. You can create snapshots only for EBS 3.0 volumes in the in-use or available state. If an EBS 3.0 volume is in the in-use state, you can create a snapshot for it only when the KEC instance to which it is attached is in the active or stopped state. The ID must be 36 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). |
| SnapshotName | String | No | The name of the snapshot. The name must be 2 to 50 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). The name is automatically generated if this parameter is not specified. The name cannot start with auto. |
| SnapshotDesc | String | No | The description of the snapshot. The description can be up to 50 characters in length. |
| SnapshotType | String | No | The type of the snapshot. Default value: CommonSnapShot. |
3. Response parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RequestId | String | The request ID, which is unique. A request ID is returned for each request. |
| SnapshotId | String | The ID of the snapshot. |
4. Examples
Request parameters
http://ebs.api.ksyun.com/
?Action=CreateSnapshot
&Version=2016-03-04
&VolumeId=b01cbcb3-04dd-40c8-bfbb-dc990d54ee68
&SnapshotName=test
&SnapshotDesc=testsnapshot
Response parameters
"RequestId": "6e2682a1-5968-42f5-80e5-284aae218df0",
"SnapshotId": "4cf5f560-6698-4796-b391-9d751e4d27cb"
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