---
title: "Create storage snapshot"
method: POST
path: "/snapshots"
tags: ["Snapshots"]
---

# Create storage snapshot

`POST /snapshots`

Create new snapshot of the whole storage

## Query parameters

- `wait` boolean

## Response `200`

successful operation

- object
  - `time` number, float — Time spent to process this request
  - `status` string
  - `result` SnapshotDescription
    - `name` string, required
    - `creation_time` string, partial-date-time, nullable
    - `size` integer, required
    - `checksum` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `202` — operation is accepted
- `default` — error
- `4XX` — error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/qdrant/apis/qdrant-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/qdrant/apis/qdrant-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/qdrant/qdrant-api/versions/d08b1f613f29/schema)