Get snapshot repository information Generally available; Added in 0.0.0

GET /_snapshot

##Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor_snapshot

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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
GET /_snapshot 
GET _snapshot

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

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