PUT /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/snapshots/{snapshotName}/?api-version=2023-10-02

Creates or updates a snapshot.

Servers

Path parameters

Name Type Required Description
snapshotName String Yes

The name of the snapshot that is being created. The name can't be changed after the snapshot is created. Supported characters for the name are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _ and -. The max name length is 80 characters.

subscriptionId String Yes

Subscription credentials which uniquely identify Microsoft Azure subscription. The subscription ID forms part of the URI for every service call.

resourceGroupName String Yes

The name of the resource group.

Request headers

Name Type Required Description
Content-Type String Yes The media type of the request body.

Default value: "application/json"

Request body fields

Name Type Required Description
id String No

Resource Id

extendedLocation Object No

The complex type of the extended location.

extendedLocation.name String No

The name of the extended location.

extendedLocation.type String No

The type of extendedLocation.

Possible values:

  • "EdgeZone"
sku Object No

The snapshots sku name. Can be Standard_LRS, Premium_LRS, or Standard_ZRS. This is an optional parameter for incremental snapshot and the default behavior is the SKU will be set to the same sku as the previous snapshot

sku.tier String No

The sku tier.

sku.name String No

The sku name.

Possible values:

  • "Standard_ZRS"
  • "Standard_LRS"
  • "Premium_LRS"
name String No

Resource name

properties Object No

Snapshot resource properties.

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection Object No

Encryption settings for disk or snapshot

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettings[] Array No

A collection of encryption settings, one for each disk volume.

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettings[].keyEncryptionKey Object No

Key Vault Key Url and vault id of KeK, KeK is optional and when provided is used to unwrap the encryptionKey

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettings[].keyEncryptionKey.sourceVault Object Yes

The vault id is an Azure Resource Manager Resource id in the form /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/{vaultName}

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettings[].keyEncryptionKey.sourceVault.id String No

Resource Id

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettings[].keyEncryptionKey.keyUrl String Yes

Url pointing to a key or secret in KeyVault

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettings[].diskEncryptionKey Object No

Key Vault Secret Url and vault id of the encryption key

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettings[].diskEncryptionKey.sourceVault Object Yes

The vault id is an Azure Resource Manager Resource id in the form /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/{vaultName}

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettings[].diskEncryptionKey.sourceVault.id String No

Resource Id

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettings[].diskEncryptionKey.secretUrl String Yes

Url pointing to a key or secret in KeyVault

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.enabled Boolean Yes

Set this flag to true and provide DiskEncryptionKey and optional KeyEncryptionKey to enable encryption. Set this flag to false and remove DiskEncryptionKey and KeyEncryptionKey to disable encryption. If EncryptionSettings is null in the request object, the existing settings remain unchanged.

properties.encryptionSettingsCollection.encryptionSettingsVersion String No

Describes what type of encryption is used for the disks. Once this field is set, it cannot be overwritten. '1.0' corresponds to Azure Disk Encryption with AAD app.'1.1' corresponds to Azure Disk Encryption.

properties.incrementalSnapshotFamilyId String No

Incremental snapshots for a disk share an incremental snapshot family id. The Get Page Range Diff API can only be called on incremental snapshots with the same family id.

properties.dataAccessAuthMode String No

Additional authentication requirements when exporting or uploading to a disk or snapshot.

Possible values:

  • "None"
  • "AzureActiveDirectory"
properties.securityProfile Object No

Contains the security related information for the resource.

properties.securityProfile.securityType String No

Specifies the SecurityType of the VM. Applicable for OS disks only.

Possible values:

  • "ConfidentialVM_NonPersistedTPM"
  • "TrustedLaunch"
  • "ConfidentialVM_VMGuestStateOnlyEncryptedWithPlatformKey"
  • "ConfidentialVM_DiskEncryptedWithPlatformKey"
  • "ConfidentialVM_DiskEncryptedWithCustomerKey"
properties.securityProfile.secureVMDiskEncryptionSetId String No

ResourceId of the disk encryption set associated to Confidential VM supported disk encrypted with customer managed key

properties.diskAccessId String No

ARM id of the DiskAccess resource for using private endpoints on disks.

properties.diskSizeGB Integer No

If creationData.createOption is Empty, this field is mandatory and it indicates the size of the disk to create. If this field is present for updates or creation with other options, it indicates a resize. Resizes are only allowed if the disk is not attached to a running VM, and can only increase the disk's size.

properties.diskState String No

This enumerates the possible state of the disk.

Possible values:

  • "ActiveSAS"
  • "Frozen"
  • "Unattached"
  • "Attached"
  • "ActiveSASFrozen"
  • "ReadyToUpload"
  • "ActiveUpload"
  • "Reserved"
properties.supportsHibernation Boolean No

Indicates the OS on a snapshot supports hibernation.

properties.purchasePlan Object No

Used for establishing the purchase context of any 3rd Party artifact through MarketPlace.

properties.purchasePlan.name String Yes

The plan ID.

properties.purchasePlan.publisher String Yes

The publisher ID.

properties.purchasePlan.product String Yes

Specifies the product of the image from the marketplace. This is the same value as Offer under the imageReference element.

properties.purchasePlan.promotionCode String No

The Offer Promotion Code.

properties.completionPercent Number No

Percentage complete for the background copy when a resource is created via the CopyStart operation.

properties.encryption Object No

Encryption at rest settings for disk or snapshot

properties.encryption.diskEncryptionSetId String No

ResourceId of the disk encryption set to use for enabling encryption at rest.

properties.encryption.type String No

The type of key used to encrypt the data of the disk.

Possible values:

  • "EncryptionAtRestWithCustomerKey"
  • "EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformKey"
  • "EncryptionAtRestWithPlatformAndCustomerKeys"
properties.timeCreated String No

The time when the snapshot was created.

properties.copyCompletionError Object No

Indicates the error details if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.

properties.copyCompletionError.errorMessage String Yes

Indicates the error message if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.

properties.copyCompletionError.errorCode String Yes

Indicates the error code if the background copy of a resource created via the CopyStart operation fails.

Possible values:

  • "CopySourceNotFound"
properties.diskSizeBytes Integer No

The size of the disk in bytes. This field is read only.

properties.uniqueId String No

Unique Guid identifying the resource.

properties.osType String No

The Operating System type.

Possible values:

  • "Windows"
  • "Linux"
properties.publicNetworkAccess String No

Policy for controlling export on the disk.

Possible values:

  • "Disabled"
  • "Enabled"
properties.provisioningState String No

The disk provisioning state.

properties.networkAccessPolicy String No

Policy for accessing the disk via network.

Possible values:

  • "DenyAll"
  • "AllowPrivate"
  • "AllowAll"
properties.supportedCapabilities Object No

List of supported capabilities persisted on the disk resource for VM use.

properties.supportedCapabilities.acceleratedNetwork Boolean No

True if the image from which the OS disk is created supports accelerated networking.

properties.supportedCapabilities.diskControllerTypes String No

The disk controllers that an OS disk supports. If set it can be SCSI or SCSI, NVME or NVME, SCSI.

properties.supportedCapabilities.architecture String No

CPU architecture supported by an OS disk.

Possible values:

  • "x64"
  • "Arm64"
properties.hyperVGeneration String No

The hypervisor generation of the Virtual Machine. Applicable to OS disks only.

Possible values:

  • "V2"
  • "V1"
properties.incremental Boolean No

Whether a snapshot is incremental. Incremental snapshots on the same disk occupy less space than full snapshots and can be diffed.

properties.creationData Object Yes

Data used when creating a disk.

properties.creationData.sourceUri String No

If createOption is Import, this is the URI of a blob to be imported into a managed disk.

properties.creationData.securityDataUri String No

If createOption is ImportSecure, this is the URI of a blob to be imported into VM guest state.

properties.creationData.logicalSectorSize Integer No

Logical sector size in bytes for Ultra disks. Supported values are 512 ad 4096. 4096 is the default.

properties.creationData.galleryImageReference Object No

The source image used for creating the disk.

properties.creationData.galleryImageReference.id String No

A relative uri containing either a Platform Image Repository, user image, or Azure Compute Gallery image reference.

properties.creationData.galleryImageReference.sharedGalleryImageId String No

A relative uri containing a direct shared Azure Compute Gallery image reference.

properties.creationData.galleryImageReference.lun Integer No

If the disk is created from an image's data disk, this is an index that indicates which of the data disks in the image to use. For OS disks, this field is null.

properties.creationData.galleryImageReference.communityGalleryImageId String No

A relative uri containing a community Azure Compute Gallery image reference.

properties.creationData.storageAccountId String No

Required if createOption is Import. The Azure Resource Manager identifier of the storage account containing the blob to import as a disk.

properties.creationData.provisionedBandwidthCopySpeed String No

If this field is set on a snapshot and createOption is CopyStart, the snapshot will be copied at a quicker speed.

Possible values:

  • "Enhanced"
  • "None"
properties.creationData.sourceUniqueId String No

If this field is set, this is the unique id identifying the source of this resource.

properties.creationData.elasticSanResourceId String No

Required if createOption is CopyFromSanSnapshot. This is the ARM id of the source elastic san volume snapshot.

properties.creationData.sourceResourceId String No

If createOption is Copy, this is the ARM id of the source snapshot or disk.

properties.creationData.uploadSizeBytes Integer No

If createOption is Upload, this is the size of the contents of the upload including the VHD footer. This value should be between 20972032 (20 MiB + 512 bytes for the VHD footer) and 35183298347520 bytes (32 TiB + 512 bytes for the VHD footer).

properties.creationData.createOption String Yes

This enumerates the possible sources of a disk's creation.

Possible values:

  • "Empty"
  • "Upload"
  • "ImportSecure"
  • "Copy"
  • "Attach"
  • "FromImage"
  • "Import"
  • "Restore"
  • "UploadPreparedSecure"
  • "CopyFromSanSnapshot"
  • "CopyStart"
properties.creationData.imageReference Object No

The source image used for creating the disk.

properties.creationData.imageReference.id String No

A relative uri containing either a Platform Image Repository, user image, or Azure Compute Gallery image reference.

properties.creationData.imageReference.sharedGalleryImageId String No

A relative uri containing a direct shared Azure Compute Gallery image reference.

properties.creationData.imageReference.lun Integer No

If the disk is created from an image's data disk, this is an index that indicates which of the data disks in the image to use. For OS disks, this field is null.

properties.creationData.imageReference.communityGalleryImageId String No

A relative uri containing a community Azure Compute Gallery image reference.

properties.creationData.performancePlus Boolean No

Set this flag to true to get a boost on the performance target of the disk deployed, see here on the respective performance target. This flag can only be set on disk creation time and cannot be disabled after enabled.

location String No

Resource location

managedBy String No

Unused. Always Null.

tags Object No

Resource tags

type String No

Resource type

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