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layout: api
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page_title: Snapshot - HTTP API
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description: |-
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The /snapshot endpoints save and restore Consul's server state for disaster
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recovery.
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---
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# Snapshot HTTP Endpoint
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The `/snapshot` endpoints save and restore the state of the Consul
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servers for disaster recovery. Snapshots include all state managed by Consul's
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Raft [consensus protocol](/docs/architecture/consensus).
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## Generate Snapshot
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This endpoint generates and returns an atomic, point-in-time snapshot of the
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Consul server state.
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Snapshots are exposed as gzipped tar archives which internally contain the Raft
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metadata required to restore, as well as a binary serialized version of the
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Consul server state. The contents are covered internally by SHA-256 hashes.
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These hashes are verified during snapshot restore operations. The structure of
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the archive is internal to Consul and not intended to be used other than for
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restore operations. The archives are not designed to be modified before a
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restore.
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| Method | Path | Produces |
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| :----- | :---------- | ------------------------ |
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| `GET` | `/snapshot` | `200 application/x-gzip` |
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The table below shows this endpoint's support for
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[blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking),
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[consistency modes](/api-docs/features/consistency),
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[agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching), and
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[required ACLs](/api#authentication).
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| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
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| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------ |
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| `NO` | `default,stale` | `none` | `management` |
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The corresponding CLI command is [`consul snapshot save`](/commands/snapshot/save).
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### Query Parameters
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- `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter to query. This will default
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to the datacenter of the agent being queried.
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- `stale` `(bool: false)` - Specifies that any follower may reply. By default
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requests are forwarded to the leader. Followers may be faster to respond, but
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may have stale data. To support bounding the acceptable staleness of
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snapshots, responses provide the `X-Consul-LastContact` header containing the
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time in milliseconds that a server was last contacted by the leader node. The
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`X-Consul-KnownLeader` header also indicates if there is a known leader. These
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can be used by clients to gauge the staleness of a snapshot and take
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appropriate action. The stale mode is particularly useful for taking a
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snapshot of a cluster in a failed state with no current leader.
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### Sample Request
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With a custom datacenter:
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```shell-session
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$ curl http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/snapshot?dc=my-datacenter --output snapshot.snap
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```
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The above example results in a tarball named `snapshot.snap` in the current working directory.
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In addition to the Consul standard stale-related headers, the `X-Consul-Index`
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header will contain the index at which the snapshot took place.
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## Restore Snapshot
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This endpoint restores a point-in-time snapshot of the Consul server state.
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Restores involve a potentially dangerous low-level Raft operation that is not
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designed to handle server failures during a restore. This operation is primarily
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intended to recover from a disaster. It restores your configuration into a fresh
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cluster of Consul servers as long as your new cluster runs the same Consul
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version as the cluster that originally took the snapshot.
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| Method | Path | Produces |
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| :----- | :---------- | ----------------------------- |
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| `PUT` | `/snapshot` | `200 text/plain (empty body)` |
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The table below shows this endpoint's support for
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[blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking),
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[consistency modes](/api-docs/features/consistency),
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[agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching), and
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[required ACLs](/api#authentication).
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| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
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| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------ |
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| `NO` | `none` | `none` | `management` |
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The corresponding CLI command is [`consul snapshot restore`](/commands/snapshot/restore).
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### Query Parameters
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- `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter to query. This will default
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to the datacenter of the agent being queried.
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### Request Body
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The body of the request should be a snapshot archive returned by a previous
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call to [generate snapshot](#generate-snapshot).
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### Sample Request
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```shell-session
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$ curl \
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--request PUT \
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--data-binary @snapshot.snap \
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http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/snapshot
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```
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~> Some tools default to www/encoded uploads. Consul expects the snapshot to be
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in pure binary form.
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