[release-12.3.0] Restructure As code and developer resources (#113969)

Co-authored-by: Roberto Jiménez Sánchez <roberto.jimenez@grafana.com>
Co-authored-by: Anna Urbiztondo <anna.urbiztondo@grafana.com>
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aliases:
- ../../../http_api/snapshot/ # /docs/grafana/next/http_api/snapshot/
- ../../../developers/http_api/snapshot/ # /docs/grafana/next/developers/http_api/snapshot/
canonical: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/developer-resources/api-reference/http-api/snapshot/
description: Grafana HTTP API
keywords:
- grafana
- http
- documentation
- api
- snapshot
labels:
products:
- enterprise
- oss
- cloud
title: 'Snapshot API'
---
# Snapshot API
## Create new snapshot
`POST /api/snapshots`
**Example Request**:
```http
POST /api/snapshots HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
{
"dashboard": {
"editable":false,
"nav":[
{
"enable":false,
"type":"timepicker"
}
],
"rows": [
{
}
],
"style":"dark",
"tags":[],
"templating":{
"list":[
]
},
"time":{
},
"timezone":"browser",
"title":"Home",
"version":5
},
"expires": 3600
}
```
JSON Body schema:
- **dashboard** Required. The complete dashboard model.
- **name** Optional. snapshot name
- **expires** - Optional. When the snapshot should expire in seconds. 3600 is 1 hour, 86400 is 1 day. Default is never to expire.
- **external** - Optional. Save the snapshot on an external server rather than locally. Default is `false`.
- **key** - Optional. Define the unique key. Required if **external** is `true`.
- **deleteKey** - Optional. Unique key used to delete the snapshot. It is different from the **key** so that only the creator can delete the snapshot. Required if **external** is `true`.
{{< admonition type="note" >}}
When creating a snapshot using the API, you have to provide the full dashboard payload including the snapshot data. This endpoint is designed for the Grafana UI.
{{< /admonition >}}
**Example Response**:
```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
{
"deleteKey":"XXXXXXX",
"deleteUrl":"myurl/api/snapshots-delete/XXXXXXX",
"key":"YYYYYYY",
"url":"myurl/dashboard/snapshot/YYYYYYY",
"id": 1
}
```
Keys:
- **deleteKey** Key generated to delete the snapshot
- **key** Key generated to share the dashboard
## Get list of Snapshots
`GET /api/dashboard/snapshots`
Query parameters:
- **query** Search Query
- **limit** Limit the number of returned results. Default is 1000 is not set or provided an invalid value.
**Example Request**:
```http
GET /api/dashboard/snapshots HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```
**Example Response**:
```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
```
## Get Snapshot by Key
`GET /api/snapshots/:key`
**Example Request**:
```http
GET /api/snapshots/YYYYYYY HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```
**Example Response**:
```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
```
## Delete Snapshot by Key
`DELETE /api/snapshots/:key`
**Example Request**:
```http
DELETE /api/snapshots/YYYYYYY HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```
**Example Response**:
```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
```
## Delete Snapshot by deleteKey
This API call can be used without authentication by using the secret delete key for the snapshot.
`GET /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey`
**Example Request**:
```http
GET /api/snapshots-delete/XXXXXXX HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
```
**Example Response**:
```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
```
]
},
"time":{
},
"timezone":"browser",
"title":"Home",
"version":5
}
}
```
## Delete Snapshot by Key
`DELETE /api/snapshots/:key`
**Example Request**:
```http
DELETE /api/snapshots/YYYYYYY HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
```
**Example Response**:
```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
{"message":"Snapshot deleted. It might take an hour before it's cleared from any CDN caches.", "id": 1}
```
## Delete Snapshot by deleteKey
This API call can be used without authentication by using the secret delete key for the snapshot.
`GET /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey`
**Example Request**:
```http
GET /api/snapshots-delete/XXXXXXX HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
```
**Example Response**:
```http
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-Type: application/json
{"message":"Snapshot deleted. It might take an hour before it's cleared from any CDN caches.", "id": 1}
```