--- layout: default title: Snapshot Management API parent: Snapshots nav_order: 30 has_children: false --- # Snapshot Management API Use the [Snapshot Management (SM)]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/snapshots/snapshot-restore#take-snapshots) API to automate [taking snapshots]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/snapshots/snapshot-restore#take-snapshots). --- #### Table of contents - TOC {:toc} --- ## Create or update a policy Introduced 2.1 {: .label .label-purple } Creates or updates an SM policy. #### Request Create: ```json POST _plugins/_sm/policies/ ``` Update: ```json PUT _plugins/_sm/policies/?if_seq_no=0&if_primary_term=1 ``` You must provide the `seq_no` and `primary_term` parameters for an update request. ### Example ```json POST _plugins/_sm/policies/daily-policy { "description": "Daily snapshot policy", "creation": { "schedule": { "cron": { "expression": "0 8 * * *", "timezone": "UTC" } }, "time_limit": "1h" }, "deletion": { "schedule": { "cron": { "expression": "0 1 * * *", "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles" } }, "condition": { "max_age": "7d", "max_count": 21, "min_count": 7 }, "time_limit": "1h" }, "snapshot_config": { "date_format": "yyyy-MM-dd-HH:mm", "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles", "indices": "*", "repository": "s3-repo", "ignore_unavailable": "true", "include_global_state": "false", "partial": "true", "metadata": { "any_key": "any_value" } }, "notification": { "channel": { "id": "NC3OpoEBzEoHMX183R3f" }, "conditions": { "creation": true, "deletion": false, "failure": false, "time_limit_exceeded": false } } } ``` ### Response ```json { "_id" : "daily-policy-sm-policy", "_version" : 5, "_seq_no" : 54983, "_primary_term" : 21, "sm_policy" : { "name" : "daily-policy", "description" : "Daily snapshot policy", "schema_version" : 15, "creation" : { "schedule" : { "cron" : { "expression" : "0 8 * * *", "timezone" : "UTC" } }, "time_limit" : "1h" }, "deletion" : { "schedule" : { "cron" : { "expression" : "0 1 * * *", "timezone" : "America/Los_Angeles" } }, "condition" : { "max_age" : "7d", "min_count" : 7, "max_count" : 21 }, "time_limit" : "1h" }, "snapshot_config" : { "indices" : "*", "metadata" : { "any_key" : "any_value" }, "ignore_unavailable" : "true", "timezone" : "America/Los_Angeles", "include_global_state" : "false", "date_format" : "yyyy-MM-dd-HH:mm", "repository" : "s3-repo", "partial" : "true" }, "schedule" : { "interval" : { "start_time" : 1656425122909, "period" : 1, "unit" : "Minutes" } }, "enabled" : true, "last_updated_time" : 1656425122909, "enabled_time" : 1656425122909, "notification" : { "channel" : { "id" : "NC3OpoEBzEoHMX183R3f" }, "conditions" : { "creation" : true, "deletion" : false, "failure" : false, "time_limit_exceeded" : false } } } } ``` ### Parameters You can specify the following parameters to create/update an SM policy. Parameter | Type | Description :--- | :--- |:--- |:--- | `description` | String | The description of the SM policy. Optional. `enabled` | Boolean | Should this SM policy be enabled at creation? Optional. `snapshot_config` | Object | The configuration options for snapshot creation. Required. `snapshot_config.date_format` | String | Snapshot names have the format `--`. `date_format` specifies the format for the date in the snapshot name. Supports all date formats supported by OpenSearch. Optional. Default is "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss". `snapshot_config.date_format_timezone` | String | Snapshot names have the format `--`. `date_format_timezone` specifies the time zone for the date in the snapshot name. Optional. Default is UTC. `snapshot_config.indices` | String | The names of the indexes in the snapshot. Multiple index names are separated by `,`. Supports wildcards (`*`). Optional. Default is `*` (all indexes). `snapshot_config.repository` | String | The repository in which to store snapshots. Required. `snapshot_config.ignore_unavailable` | Boolean | Do you want to ignore unavailable indexes? Optional. Default is `false`. `snapshot_config.include_global_state` | Boolean | Do you want to include cluster state? Optional. Default is `true` because of [Security plugin considerations]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/snapshots/snapshot-restore/#security-plugin-considerations). `snapshot_config.partial` | Boolean | Do you want to allow partial snapshots? Optional. Default is `false`. `snapshot_config.metadata` | Object | Metadata in the form of key/value pairs. Optional. `creation` | Object | Configuration for snapshot creation. Required. `creation.schedule` | String | The cron schedule used to create snapshots. Required. `creation.time_limit` | String | Sets the maximum time to wait for snapshot creation to finish. If time_limit is longer than the scheduled time interval for taking snapshots, no scheduled snapshots are taken until time_limit elapses. For example, if time_limit is set to 35 minutes and snapshots are taken every 30 minutes starting at midnight, the snapshots at 00:00 and 01:00 are taken, but the snapshot at 00:30 is skipped. Optional. `deletion` | Object | Configuration for snapshot deletion. Optional. Default is to retain all snapshots. `deletion.schedule` | String | The cron schedule used to delete snapshots. Optional. Default is to use `creation.schedule`, which is required. `deletion.time_limit` | String | Sets the maximum time to wait for snapshot deletion to finish. Optional. `deletion.delete_condition` | Object | Conditions for snapshot deletion. Optional. `deletion.delete_condition.max_count` | Integer | The maximum number of snapshots to be retained. Optional. `deletion.delete_condition.max_age` | String | The maximum time a snapshot is retained. Optional. `deletion.delete_condition.min_count` | Integer | The minimum number of snapshots to be retained. Optional. Default is one. `notification` | Object | Defines notifications for SM events. Optional. `notification.channel` | Object | Defines a channel for notifications. You must [create and configure a notification channel]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/notifications-plugin/api) before setting up SM notifications. Required. `notification.channel.id` | String | The channel ID of the channel used for notifications. To get the channel IDs of all created channels, use `GET _plugins/_notifications/configs`. Required. `notification.conditions` | Object | SM events you want to be notified about. Set the ones you are interested in to `true`. `notification.conditions.creation` | Boolean | Do you want notifications about snapshot creation? Optional. Default is `true`. `notification.conditions.deletion` | Boolean | Do you want notifications about snapshot deletion? Optional. Default is `false`. `notification.conditions.failure` | Boolean | Do you want notifications about creation or deletion failure? Optional. Default is `false`. `notification.conditions.time_limit_exceeded` | Boolean | Do you want notifications when snapshot operations take longer than time_limit? Optional. Default is `false`. ## Get policies Introduced 2.1 {: .label .label-purple } Gets SM policies. #### Request Get all SM policies: ```json GET _plugins/_sm/policies ``` You can use a [query string]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/query-dsl/full-text/#query-string) and specify pagination, the field to be sorted by, and sort order: ```json GET _plugins/_sm/policies?from=0&size=20&sortField=sm_policy.name&sortOrder=desc&queryString=* ``` Get a specific SM policy: ``` GET _plugins/_sm/policies/ ``` ### Example ```json GET _plugins/_sm/policies/daily-policy ``` ### Response ```json { "_id" : "daily-policy-sm-policy", "_version" : 6, "_seq_no" : 44696, "_primary_term" : 19, "sm_policy" : { "name" : "daily-policy", "description" : "Daily snapshot policy", "schema_version" : 15, "creation" : { "schedule" : { "cron" : { "expression" : "0 8 * * *", "timezone" : "UTC" } }, "time_limit" : "1h" }, "deletion" : { "schedule" : { "cron" : { "expression" : "0 1 * * *", "timezone" : "America/Los_Angeles" } }, "condition" : { "max_age" : "7d", "min_count" : 7, "max_count" : 21 }, "time_limit" : "1h" }, "snapshot_config" : { "metadata" : { "any_key" : "any_value" }, "ignore_unavailable" : "true", "include_global_state" : "false", "date_format" : "yyyy-MM-dd-HH:mm", "repository" : "s3-repo", "partial" : "true" }, "schedule" : { "interval" : { "start_time" : 1656341042874, "period" : 1, "unit" : "Minutes" } }, "enabled" : true, "last_updated_time" : 1656341042874, "enabled_time" : 1656341042874 } } ``` ## Explain Introduced 2.1 {: .label .label-purple } Provides the enabled/disabled status and the metadata for all policies specified. Multiple policy names are separated with `,`. You can also specify desired policies with a wildcard pattern. SM State Machine SM uses a state machine for snapshot creation and deletion. The image on the left shows one execution period of the creation workflow, from the CREATION_START state to the CREATION_FINISHED state. Deletion workflow follows the same pattern as creation workflow. The creation workflow starts in the CREATION_START state and continuously checks if the conditions in the creation cron schedule are met. After the conditions are met, the creation workflow switches to the CREATION_CONDITION_MET state and continues to the CREATING state. The CREATING state calls the create snapshot API asynchronously and then waits for snapshot creation to end in the CREATION_FINISHED state. Once snapshot creation ends, the creation workflow goes back to the CREATION_START state, and the cycle continues. The `current_state` field of `metadata.creation` and `metadata.deletion` returns the current state of the state machine. #### Request ```json GET _plugins/_sm/policies//_explain ``` ### Example ```json GET _plugins/_sm/policies/daily*/_explain ``` ### Response ```json { "policies" : [ { "name" : "daily-policy", "creation" : { "current_state" : "CREATION_START", "trigger" : { "time" : 1656403200000 } }, "deletion" : { "current_state" : "DELETION_START", "trigger" : { "time" : 1656403200000 } }, "policy_seq_no" : 44696, "policy_primary_term" : 19, "enabled" : true } ] } ``` The following table lists all fields for each policy in the response. Field | Description :--- |:--- `name` | The name of the SM policy. `creation` | Information about the latest creation operation. See subfields below. `deletion` | Information about the latest deletion operation. See subfields below. `policy_seq_no`
`policy_primary_term` | The version of the SM policy. `enabled` | Is the policy running? The following table lists all fields in the `creation` and `deletion` objects of each policy. Field | Description :--- |:--- `current_state` | The current state of the state machine that runs snapshot creation/deletion as described above. `trigger.time` | The next creation/deletion execution time in milliseconds since the epoch. `latest_execution` | Describes the latest creation/deletion execution. `latest_execution.status` | The execution status of the latest creation/deletion. Possible values are:
`IN_PROGRESS`: Snapshot creation/deletion has started.
`SUCCESS`: Snapshot creation/deletion has finished successfully.
`RETRYING`: The creation/deletion attempt has failed. It will be retried three times.
`FAILED`: The creation/deletion attempt failed after three retries. End the current execution period and go to the next execution period.
`TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED`: The creation/deletion time exceeded the time_limit set in the policy. End the current execution period and go to the next execution period. `latest_execution.start_time` | The start time of the latest execution in milliseconds since the epoch. `latest_execution.end_time` | The end time of the latest execution in milliseconds since the epoch. `latest_execution.info.message` | A user-friendly message describing the status of the latest execution. `latest_execution.info.cause` | Contains the failure reason if the latest execution fails. `retry.count` | The number of remaining execution retry attempts. ## Start a policy Introduced 2.1 {: .label .label-purple } Starts the policy by setting its `enabled` flag to `true`. #### Request ```json POST _plugins/_sm/policies//_start ``` ### Example ```json POST _plugins/_sm/policies/daily-policy/_start ``` ### Response ```json { "acknowledged" : true } ``` ## Stop a policy Introduced 2.1 {: .label .label-purple } Sets the `enabled` flag to `false` for an SM policy. The policy will not run until you [start](#start-a-policy) it. #### Request ```json POST _plugins/_sm/policies//_stop ``` ### Example ```json POST _plugins/_sm/policies/daily-policy/_stop ``` ### Response ```json { "acknowledged" : true } ``` ## Delete a policy Introduced 2.1 {: .label .label-purple } Deletes the specified SM policy. #### Request ```json DELETE _plugins/_sm/policies/ ``` ### Example ```json DELETE _plugins/_sm/policies/daily-policy ``` ### Response ```json { "_index" : ".opendistro-ism-config", "_id" : "daily-policy-sm-policy", "_version" : 8, "result" : "deleted", "forced_refresh" : true, "_shards" : { "total" : 2, "successful" : 2, "failed" : 0 }, "_seq_no" : 45366, "_primary_term" : 20 } ```