Snapshots
The /snapshot
route allows you to create database snapshots. Snapshots are .snapshot
files that can be used to make quick backups of Meilisearch data.
Meilisearch Cloud and dumps
Meilisearch Cloud does not support the /snapshots
route.
Create a snapshot
POST/snapshots
Triggers a snapshot creation task. Once the process is complete, Meilisearch creates a snapshot in the snapshot directory. If the snapshot directory does not exist yet, it will be created.
Snapshot tasks take priority over other tasks in the queue.
Learn more about asynchronous operations.
Example
curl \
-X POST 'http://localhost:7700/snapshots'
Response: 202 Accepted
{
"taskUid": 1,
"indexUid": null,
"status": "enqueued",
"type": "snapshotCreation",
"enqueuedAt": "2023-06-21T11:09:36.417758Z"
}
You can use this taskUid
to get more details on the status of the task