---
title: "Trigger storage snapshot"
method: POST
path: "/admin/snapshots"
tags: ["KafkaSQL", "Admin", "Snapshot"]
---

# Trigger storage snapshot

`POST /admin/snapshots`

Triggers the creation of a snapshot of the internal database for compatible storages.

This operation can fail for the following reasons:

* A server error occurred (HTTP error `500`)

## Response `200`

The snapshot has been successfully triggered.

- SnapshotMetaData
  - `snapshotId` string, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Common response for all operations that can return a `401` error indicating authentication is required.
- `403` — Common response for all operations that can return a `403` error indicating the user is authenticated but not authorized.
- `500` — Common response for all operations that can fail with an unexpected server error.

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