Elastic Stack

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Snapshot API

The snapshot API from Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) — 12 operation(s) for snapshot.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 18

POST /_snapshot/{repository}/_cleanup Clean up the snapshot repository #
PUT /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_clone/{target_snapshot} Clone a snapshot #
GET /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot} Get snapshot information #
PUT /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot} Create a snapshot #
POST /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot} Create a snapshot #
DELETE /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot} Delete snapshots #
GET /_snapshot/{repository} Get snapshot repository information #
PUT /_snapshot/{repository} Create or update a snapshot repository #
POST /_snapshot/{repository} Create or update a snapshot repository #
DELETE /_snapshot/{repository} Delete snapshot repositories #
GET /_snapshot Get snapshot repository information #
POST /_snapshot/{repository}/_analyze Analyze a snapshot repository #
POST /_snapshot/{repository}/_verify_integrity Verify the repository integrity #
POST /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_restore Restore a snapshot #
GET /_snapshot/_status Get the snapshot status #
GET /_snapshot/{repository}/_status Get the snapshot status #
GET /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_status Get the snapshot status #
POST /_snapshot/{repository}/_verify Verify a snapshot repository #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/
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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/kibana
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/openapi/elk-stack-snapshot-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification
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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/kibana
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ToolCrosswalk
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/mcp/elk-stack-tool-crosswalk.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

elk-stack-snapshot-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Elasticsearch Request & Response Specification Snapshot API
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification/blob/main/LICENSE
  version: ''
tags:


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