Apache CloudStack 4.23.0.0 Root Admin API Reference
createVMSnapshot
Creates Snapshot for an Instance.
Request parameters
| Parameter Name | Description | Required |
| virtualmachineid | The ID of the Instance | true |
| description | The description of the Snapshot | false |
| name | The display name of the Snapshot | false |
| quiescevm | Quiesce Instance if true | false |
| snapshotmemory | Snapshot memory if true | false |
Response Tags
| Response Name | Description |
| id | The ID of the Instance Snapshot |
| account | The Account associated with the disk volume |
| created | The create date of the Instance Snapshot |
| current | Indicates if this is current Snapshot |
| description | The description of the Instance Snapshot |
| displayname | The display name of the Instance Snapshot |
| domain | The domain associated with the disk volume |
| domainid | The ID of the domain associated with the disk volume |
| domainpath | Path of the domain to which the disk volume belongs |
| hypervisor | The type of hypervisor on which Snapshot is stored |
| name | The name of the Instance Snapshot |
| parent | The parent ID of the Instance Snapshot |
| parentName | The parent displayName of the Instance Snapshot |
| project | The project name of the VPN |
| projectid | The project ID of the VPN |
| state | The state of the Instance Snapshot |
| type | Instance Snapshot type |
| virtualmachineid | The Instance ID of the Instance Snapshot |
| virtualmachinename | The Instance name of the Instance Snapshot |
| zoneid | The Zone ID of the Instance Snapshot |
| zonename | The Zone name of the Instance Snapshot |