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client.snapshots.list(SnapshotListParams { kind, name, source_instance_id, tags } query?, RequestOptionsoptions?): SnapshotListResponse { id, created_at, kind, 6 more }
get/snapshots

List snapshots

ParametersExpand Collapse
query: SnapshotListParams { kind, name, source_instance_id, tags }

Filter snapshots by kind

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

Filter snapshots by snapshot name

source_instance_id?: string

Filter snapshots by source instance ID

tags?: Record<string, string>

Filter snapshots by tag key-value pairs.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
SnapshotListResponse = Array<Snapshot { id, created_at, kind, 6 more } >
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" | "firecracker" | "qemu" | "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?: string | null

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

tags?: Record<string, string>

User-defined key-value tags.

List snapshots
import Hypeman from '@onkernel/hypeman';

const client = new Hypeman({
  apiKey: 'My API Key',
});

const snapshots = await client.snapshots.list();

console.log(snapshots);
[
  {
    "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"
    }
  }
]