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get/snapshots

List snapshots

Query ParametersExpand Collapse
kind: optional SnapshotKind

Filter snapshots by kind

Accepts one of the following:
"Standby"
"Stopped"
name: optional string

Filter snapshots by snapshot name

source_instance_id: optional string

Filter snapshots by source instance ID

tags: optional map[string]

Filter snapshots by tag key-value pairs.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
id: string

Auto-generated unique snapshot identifier

created_at: string

Snapshot creation timestamp

formatdate-time

Snapshot capture kind

Accepts one of the following:
"Standby"
"Stopped"
size_bytes: number

Total payload size in bytes

formatint64
source_hypervisor: "cloud-hypervisor" or "firecracker" or "qemu" or "vz"

Source instance hypervisor at snapshot creation time

Accepts one of the following:
"cloud-hypervisor"
"firecracker"
"qemu"
"vz"
source_instance_id: string

Source instance ID at snapshot creation time

source_instance_name: string

Source instance name at snapshot creation time

name: optional string

Optional human-readable snapshot name (unique per source instance)

tags: optional map[string]

User-defined key-value tags.

List snapshots
curl http://localhost:8080/snapshots \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $HYPEMAN_API_KEY"
[
  {
    "id": "q7z1w7l2af4l8y7q1h7g2m3s",
    "created_at": "2026-03-06T13:56:11Z",
    "kind": "Standby",
    "size_bytes": 104857600,
    "source_hypervisor": "cloud-hypervisor",
    "source_instance_id": "qilviffnqzck2jrim1x6s2b1",
    "source_instance_name": "nginx1",
    "name": "baseline-standby",
    "tags": {
      "team": "backend",
      "env": "staging"
    }
  }
]
Returns Examples
[
  {
    "id": "q7z1w7l2af4l8y7q1h7g2m3s",
    "created_at": "2026-03-06T13:56:11Z",
    "kind": "Standby",
    "size_bytes": 104857600,
    "source_hypervisor": "cloud-hypervisor",
    "source_instance_id": "qilviffnqzck2jrim1x6s2b1",
    "source_instance_name": "nginx1",
    "name": "baseline-standby",
    "tags": {
      "team": "backend",
      "env": "staging"
    }
  }
]