Amazon EBS

Amazon EBS #CreateSnapshot API

The #CreateSnapshot API from Amazon EBS — 1 operation(s) for #createsnapshot.

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Operations 1

POST /#CreateSnapshot Amazon EBS Create Snapshot #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/
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GettingStarted
https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/getting-started/
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APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/
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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ebs/refs/heads/main/openapi/amazon-ebs-createsnapshot-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ebs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-ebs-volume-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ebs/refs/heads/main/json-structure/amazon-ebs-volume-structure.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ebs/refs/heads/main/json-ld/amazon-ebs-context.jsonld
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Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/pricing/
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FAQ
https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/faqs/
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Security
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/security.html
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ebs/refs/heads/main/examples/amazon-ebs-volume-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-ebs-createsnapshot-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 'Amazon EBS Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Amazon EBS Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) API #CreateSnapshot #Create Snapshot #Create Snapshot API'
  description: Amazon EBS provides persistent block storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances, offering consistent and low-latency performance for workloads that require persistent storage.
  version: '2016-11-15'
  contact:
    name: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://ec2.amazonaws.com
  description: Amazon EC2/EBS API endpoint
tags:
- name: '#CreateSnapshot'
paths:
  /#CreateSnapshot:
    post:
      operationId: createSnapshot
      summary: Amazon EBS Create Snapshot
      description: Creates a snapshot of an EBS volume and stores it in Amazon S3.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CreateSnapshot
        example: CreateSnapshot
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2016-11-15'
        example: 5.0.0
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - VolumeId
              properties:
                VolumeId:
                  type: string
                  description: The ID of the EBS volume.
                Description:
                  type: string
                  description: A description for the snapshot.
            examples:
              createSnapshotRequestExample:
                summary: Default createSnapshot request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value: {}
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with the snapshot details.
        '400':
          description: Bad request error.
      tags:
      - '#CreateSnapshot'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  securitySchemes:
    aws_sigv4:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication.