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CreateSnapshot

最后更新时间:2023-06-21 15:01:14

1. API Description

Domain name for API request: cbs.tencentcloudapi.com.

This API is used to create a snapshot for the specified cloud disk.

  • You can only create snapshots for cloud disks with the snapshot capability. To check whether a cloud disk is snapshot-enabled, call the DescribeDisks API and see the SnapshotAbility field in the response.
  • For the maximum number of snapshots that can be created, see Use Limits.
  • Currently, you can convert backup points into general snapshots. After the conversion, snapshot usage fees may be charged, backup points will not be retained, and the occupied backup point quota will be released.

A maximum of 20 requests can be initiated per second for this API.

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2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.

Parameter Name Required Type Description
Action Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: CreateSnapshot.
Version Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: 2017-03-12.
Region No String Common Params. This parameter is not required for this API.
DiskId Yes String ID of the cloud disk for which to create a snapshot, which can be queried through the DescribeDisks API.
SnapshotName No String Snapshot name. If it is not specified, "Unnamed" will be used by default.
Deadline No Timestamp ISO8601 Expiration time of the snapshot. It must be in UTC ISO-8601 format, eg. 2022-01-08T09:47:55+00:00. The snapshot will be automatically deleted when it expires.
DiskBackupId No String ID of the cloud disk backup point. When this parameter is specified, the snapshot will be created from the backup point.
Tags.N No Array of Tag Tags bound to the snapshot.

3. Output Parameters

Parameter Name Type Description
SnapshotId String ID of the created snapshot
Note: This field may return null, indicating that no valid values can be obtained.
RequestId String The unique request ID, which is returned for each request. RequestId is required for locating a problem.

4. Example

Example1 Creating a snapshot

This example shows you how to create a snapshot.

Input Example

POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: cbs.tencentcloudapi.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-TC-Action: CreateSnapshot
<Common request parameters>

{
    "SnapshotName": "snap_201711301015",
    "Deadline": "2022-01-08T09:47:55+00:00",
    "DiskId": "disk-lzrg2pwi"
}

Output Example

{
    "Response": {
        "SnapshotId": "snap-gybrif0z",
        "RequestId": "1bd35eca-0c9a-6e0b-938a-5a1f80511c19"
    }
}

5. Developer Resources

SDK

TencentCloud API 3.0 integrates SDKs that support various programming languages to make it easier for you to call APIs.

Command Line Interface

6. Error Code

The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

Error Code Description
InsufficientSnapshotQuota Insufficient snapshot quota.
InternalError.ComponentError Dependent component request failed. Please contact customer service.
InternalError.ResourceOpFailed The operation performed on the resource failed. For error message, see the "Message" field in error description. Try again later or contact customer service.
InvalidAccount.InsufficientBalance Insufficient account balance
InvalidDisk.Busy The cloud disk is busy. Try again later.
InvalidDisk.NotSupportSnapshot The cloud disk does not support snapshot.
InvalidDisk.NotSupported Indicates that the operation is not supported for the cloud disk.
InvalidDisk.SnapshotCreating A snapshot is being created for the cloud disk. Try again later.
InvalidDisk.TypeError Invalid cloud disk type.
InvalidDiskId.NotFound The ‘DiskId’ entered does not exist.
InvalidParameter.ProjectIdNotExist The project ID does not exist.
LimitExceeded.InstanceAttachedDisk Number of instances mounted to cloud disk exceeds the limit.
MissingParameter Missing parameter.
ResourceBusy The resource is busy. Try again later.
ResourceInUse The resource is in use.
ResourceInUse.DiskRollbacking The cloud disk is being rolled back. Please try again later.
ResourceInsufficient.OverQuota Quota insufficient.
ResourceNotFound.NotFound The resource is not found.
ResourceUnavailable.DiskSnapshotChainTooLarge The snapshot chain of the cloud disk is too long, so snapshot creation is refused.
ResourceUnavailable.NotSupported The resource does not support this operation.
ResourceUnavailable.SnapshotCreating Unable to use: the snapshot is being created
ResourceUnavailable.TooManyCreatingSnapshot Too many snapshots are being created in the entire network.
UnsupportedOperation.DiskEncrypt The disk is encrypted.