Get snapshot repository information Added in 0.0.0

GET /_snapshot
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Query parameters

  • local boolean

    If true, the request gets information from the local node only. If false, the request gets information from the master node.

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. To indicate that the request should never timeout, set it to -1.

Responses

GET /_snapshot 
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_snapshot' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_snapshot/my_repository`. 
{
  "my_repository" : {
    "type" : "fs",
    "uuid" : "0JLknrXbSUiVPuLakHjBrQ",
    "settings" : {
      "location" : "my_backup_location"
    }
  }
}