Creates a repository Added in 0.0.0

POST /_snapshot/{repository}

Path parameters

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    Explicit operation timeout for connection to master node

  • timeout string

    Explicit operation timeout

  • verify boolean

    Whether to verify the repository after creation

application/json

Body object Required

One of:
_types:AzureRepository object _types:GcsRepository object _types:S3Repository object _types:SharedFileSystemRepository object _types:ReadOnlyUrlRepository object _types:SourceOnlyRepository object

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
POST /_snapshot/{repository} 
curl \
 -X POST http://api.example.com/_snapshot/{repository} \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"uuid":"string","type":"azure","":{"":42.0,"compress":true,"client":"string","container":"string","base_path":"string","readonly":true,"location_mode":"string"}}'
Request examples 
{
  "uuid": "string",
  "type": "azure",
  "": {
    "": 42.0,
    "compress": true,
    "client": "string",
    "container": "string",
    "base_path": "string",
    "readonly": true,
    "location_mode": "string"
  }
}
{
  "uuid": "string",
  "type": "gcs",
  "": {
    "": 42.0,
    "compress": true,
    "bucket": "string",
    "client": "string",
    "base_path": "string",
    "readonly": true,
    "application_name": "string"
  }
}
{
  "uuid": "string",
  "type": "s3",
  "": {
    "": 42.0,
    "compress": true,
    "bucket": "string",
    "client": "string",
    "base_path": "string",
    "readonly": true,
    "server_side_encryption": true,
    "canned_acl": "string",
    "storage_class": "string"
  }
}
{
  "uuid": "string",
  "type": "fs",
  "": {
    "": 42.0,
    "compress": true,
    "location": "string",
    "max_number_of_snapshots": 42.0,
    "readonly": true
  }
}
{
  "uuid": "string",
  "type": "url",
  "": {
    "": 42.0,
    "compress": true,
    "http_max_retries": 42.0,
    "http_socket_timeout": "string",
    "max_number_of_snapshots": 42.0,
    "url": "string"
  }
}
{
  "uuid": "string",
  "type": "source",
  "": {
    "": 42.0,
    "compress": true,
    "delegate_type": "string",
    "max_number_of_snapshots": 42.0,
    "read_only": true
  }
}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "acknowledged": true
}