---
title: "POST /v1b3/projects/{projectId}/jobs/{jobId}:snapshot"
method: POST
path: "/v1b3/projects/{projectId}/jobs/{jobId}:snapshot"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# POST /v1b3/projects/{projectId}/jobs/{jobId}:snapshot

`POST /v1b3/projects/{projectId}/jobs/{jobId}:snapshot`

Snapshot the state of a streaming job.

## Path parameters

- `projectId` string, required
- `jobId` string, required

## Request body

- SnapshotJobRequest — Request to create a snapshot of a job.
  - `location` string — The location that contains this job.
  - `description` string — User specified description of the snapshot. Maybe empty.
  - `ttl` string, google-duration — TTL for the snapshot.
  - `snapshotSources` boolean — If true, perform snapshots for sources which support this.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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