Apache CloudStack 4.14.1.0-SNAPSHOT Root Admin API Reference
createVMSnapshot
Creates snapshot for a vm.
Request parameters
| Parameter Name | Description | Required |
| virtualmachineid | The ID of the vm | true |
| description | The description of the snapshot | false |
| name | The display name of the snapshot | false |
| quiescevm | quiesce vm if true | false |
| snapshotmemory | snapshot memory if true | false |
Response Tags
| Response Name | Description |
| id | the ID of the vm snapshot |
| account | the account associated with the disk volume |
| created | the create date of the vm snapshot |
| current | indiates if this is current snapshot |
| description | the description of the vm snapshot |
| displayname | the display name of the vm snapshot |
| domain | the domain associated with the disk volume |
| domainid | the ID of the domain associated with the disk volume |
| name | the name of the vm snapshot |
| parent | the parent ID of the vm snapshot |
| parentName | the parent displayName of the vm snapshot |
| project | the project name of the vpn |
| projectid | the project id of the vpn |
| state | the state of the vm snapshot |
| type | VM Snapshot type |
| virtualmachineid | the vm ID of the vm snapshot |
| zoneid | the Zone ID of the vm snapshot |