# Pure Storage File System Snapshots API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-file-system-snapshots-api/  
**Provider:** Pure Storage — https://apis.io/providers/pure-storage/  
**Documentation:** https://code.purestorage.com/swagger

Pure Storage File System Snapshots API is one of 130 APIs that [Pure Storage](https://apis.io/providers/pure-storage/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 12 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include File System Snapshots. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, API documentation, code examples, a JSON-LD context, and 12 JSON Schemas.

A file system snapshot is a point-in-time copy of a file system. Multiple snapshots of a file system can be copied for different points in time. A snapshot policy can also be applied to a file system for automatic creation and retention of snapshots. Additionally, file system snapshots can also be sent from one array to another.

## Machine-readable artifacts (39)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/openapi/pure-storage-file-system-snapshots-api-openapi.yml
- **APIReference** — https://code.purestorage.com/swagger
- **Documentation** — https://code.purestorage.com
- **SDKs** — https://pypi.org/project/py-pure-client/
- **SDKs** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/PureStorage.Pure1
- **SDKs** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/powershell-toolkit-3
- **SDKs** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/rest-client
- **CodeExamples** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/ansible-playbook-examples
- **CodeExamples** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/python-scripts
- **CodeExamples** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/sqlserver-scripts
- **CodeExamples** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/oracle-scripts
- **CodeExamples** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/VMware-Scripts
- **Integrations** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/terraform-provider-flash
- **Integrations** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/pure-fa-openmetrics-exporter
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-schema/flasharray-rest-api-volume-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-schema/flasharray-rest-api-host-schema.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-structure/flasharray-rest-api-volume-structure.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-ld/pure-storage-flasharray-rest-api-context.jsonld
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/examples/flasharray-rest-api-volume-example.json
- **SDKs** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/flashblade-powershell
- **SDKs** — https://github.com/purestorage/purity_fb_python_client
- **Integrations** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/pure-fb-openmetrics-exporter
- **Tools** — https://github.com/PureStorage-OpenConnect/flashblade-mcp-server
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-schema/flashblade-rest-api-file-system-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-schema/flashblade-rest-api-bucket-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-schema/flashblade-rest-api-array-schema.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-structure/flashblade-rest-api-file-system-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-structure/flashblade-rest-api-bucket-structure.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-ld/pure-storage-flashblade-rest-api-context.jsonld
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/examples/flashblade-rest-api-file-system-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/examples/flashblade-rest-api-bucket-example.json
- **APIReference** — https://static.pure1.purestorage.com/api-swagger/index.html
- **Documentation** — https://support.purestorage.com/Pure1/Pure1_Manage/Pure1_Manage_-_REST_API/Pure1_Manage_-_REST_API__Reference
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-schema/pure1-cloud-api-array-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-schema/pure1-cloud-api-metric-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-schema/pure1-cloud-api-alert-schema.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-structure/pure1-cloud-api-array-structure.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/json-ld/pure-storage-pure1-cloud-api-context.jsonld
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pure-storage/refs/heads/main/examples/pure1-cloud-api-array-example.json

## Other Pure Storage APIs (12)

- [Portworx Kubernetes API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/portworx-kubernetes-api/)
- [Pure Storage Active Directory API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-active-directory-api/)
- [Pure Storage Administrators API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-administrators-api/)
- [Pure Storage Alert Watchers API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-alert-watchers-api/)
- [Pure Storage Alerts API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-alerts-api/)
- [Pure Storage API Clients API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-api-clients-api/)
- [Pure Storage Apps API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-apps-api/)
- [Pure Storage Array Connections API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-array-connections-api/)
- [Pure Storage Arrays API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-arrays-api/)
- [Pure Storage Audit Log Target for File Systems API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-audit-log-target-for-file-systems-api/)
- [Pure Storage Audit Log Target for Object Store API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-audit-log-target-for-object-store-api/)
- [Pure Storage Audits API](https://apis.io/apis/pure-storage/pure-storage-audits-api/)

## Tags

File System Snapshots

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