The cat snapshots operation lists all snapshots for a repository.
## Example
```
GET _cat/snapshots?v
```
## Path and HTTP methods
```
GET _cat/snapshots
```
## URL parameters
All cat snapshots URL parameters are optional.
In addition to the [common URL parameters]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/rest-api/cat/index#common-url-parameters), you can specify the following parameter:
Parameter | Type | Description
:--- | :--- | :---
master_timeout | Time | The amount of time to wait for a connection to the master node. Default is 30 seconds.
time | Time | Specify the units for time. For example, `5d` or `7h`. For more information, see [Supported units]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/units/).
## Response
```json
index | shard | prirep | state | docs | store | ip | | node
plugins | 0 | p | STARTED | 0 | 208b | 172.18.0.4 | odfe-node1
plugins | 0 | r | STARTED | 0 | 208b | 172.18.0.3 | odfe-node2