CreateAutoSnapshotPolicy

1. API Description

This API is used to create a snapshot schedule.

Note

  • The time of the snapshot schedule is UTC+0.

2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters.

Parameter Name
Required
Type
Description

zoneId

Yes

String

Availability zone ID.

autoSnapshotPolicyName

Yes

String

The name of the snapshot schedule.

The length is 2 to 63 characters.

Only letters, numbers, -/_ and periods (.) are supported.

The name must start and end with a number or a letter.

repeatWeekDays

Yes

Array of Integer

The backup date of the schedule.

Unit: day, cycle: week (e.g., 1 = Monday)

Available range: [1, 7].

hours

Yes

Array of Integer

Specify the start time of the snapshot schedule.

UTC time is used. Unit: hour.

24 time points are available from 00:00 to 23:00, 1 = 01:00, and so on.

Available range: [0, 23].

retentionDays

No

Integer

Retention time of automatic snapshots. Unit: day.

If the value is set to -1, it means that it is retained indefinitely.

The default is indefinite.

Value range: -1 or [1,65535].

resourceGroupId

No

String

Resource group ID.

3. Output Parameters

Parameter Name
Type
Description

requestId

String

The unique request ID,

which is returned for each request. RequestId is required for locating a problem.

autoSnapshotPolicyId

String

The ID of the snapshot schedule.

4. Code Example

Create a snapshot schedule. The schedule is executed every Wednesday at 00:00. Retention time is 10 days.

POST /api/v2/zec HTTP/1.1
Host: console.zenlayer.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-ZC-Action: CreateAutoSnapshotPolicy
<Common Request Params>

Request:
{
  "zoneId": "asia-east-1a",
  "autoSnapshotPolicyName": "week3-policy",
  "repeatWeekDays": [
    3
  ],
  "hours": [
    0
  ],
  "retentionDays": 10
}

Response:
{
  "requestId": "T05992D0C-7E8B-4047-B0C0-780F2CD549D3",
  "response": {
    "requestId": "T05992D0C-7E8B-4047-B0C0-780F2CD549D3",
    "autoSnapshotPolicyId": "<autoSnapshotPolicyId>"
  }
}

5. Developer Resources

Zenlayer Cloud API 2.0 SDKs to make it easier for you to call APIs. More programming languages will be supported.

6. Error Codes

The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

HTTP Status Code
Error Code
Description

400

INVALID_RETENTION_DAYS

Invalid retention days.

400

INVALID_SNAPSHOT_REGION_NOT_SUPPORT

Snapshots are not supported in the region.

404

INVALID_ZONE_NOT_FOUND

The availability zone does not exist.

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