It is time to say goodbye: This version of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has reached end-of-life (EOL) and is no longer supported.

The documentation for this version is no longer being maintained. If you are running this version, we strongly advise you to upgrade. For the latest information, see the current release documentation.

« Shut down cluster Move instances (advanced) »

› › › ›

Take snapshot

edit

Take snapshot

edit

DEPRECATED (Scheduled to be removed in the next major version): To create a snapshot of the specified Elasticsearch cluster, uses the configured snapshot repository.

Request

edit

POST /api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch/{cluster_id}/_snapshot

Path parameters

edit

Name	Type	Required	Description
`cluster_id`	`string`	Y	The Elasticsearch cluster identifier.

Request body

edit

(ClusterSnapshotRequest) Overrides default settings for the snapshot

Responses

edit

202

(ClusterSnapshotResponse) The create command was issued successfully, use the "GET" command on the /{cluster_id} resource to monitor progress

401

(BasicFailedReply) The supplied credentials for the snapshot repository are invalid. (code: clusters.snapshot.invalid_credentials)

Headers

x-cloud-error-codes (string; allowed values: [clusters.snapshot.invalid_credentials]): The error codes associated with the response

404

(BasicFailedReply) * The cluster specified by {cluster_id} cannot be found. (code: clusters.cluster_not_found) * The snapshot repository was not found. (code: clusters.snapshot.repository_not_found)

Headers

x-cloud-error-codes (string; allowed values: [clusters.cluster_not_found, clusters.snapshot.repository_not_found]): The error codes associated with the response

409

(BasicFailedReply) The cluster name specified is already in use. (code: clusters.snapshot.name_conflict)

Headers

x-cloud-error-codes (string; allowed values: [clusters.snapshot.name_conflict]): The error codes associated with the response

449

(BasicFailedReply) Elevated permissions are required. (code: root.unauthorized.rbac.elevated_permissions_required)

Headers

x-cloud-error-codes (string; allowed values: [root.unauthorized.rbac.elevated_permissions_required]): The error codes associated with the response

500

(BasicFailedReply) * The snapshot request failed. (code: clusters.snapshot.failed) * The snapshot request failed. (code: clusters.snapshot.repository_not_found)

Headers

x-cloud-error-codes (string; allowed values: [clusters.snapshot.failed, clusters.snapshot.repository_not_found]): The error codes associated with the response

To perform this operation, you must be authenticated by means of one of the following methods: apiKey, basicAuth.

Request example

edit

curl -XPOST https://{{hostname}}/api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch/{cluster_id}/_snapshot \
-H "Authorization: ApiKey $ECE_API_KEY" \
-d '
{
   "name" : "string",
   "password" : "string",
   "repository_name" : "string",
   "username" : "string"
}
'

« Shut down cluster Move instances (advanced) »