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layout: docs
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page_title: 'Commands: Snapshot'
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sidebar_title: snapshot
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# Consul Snapshot
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Command: `consul snapshot`
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The `snapshot` command has subcommands for saving, restoring, and inspecting the
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state of the Consul servers for disaster recovery. These are atomic, point-in-time
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snapshots which include key/value entries, service catalog, prepared queries,
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sessions, and ACLs. This command is available in Consul 0.7.1 and later.
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Snapshots are also accessible via the [HTTP API](/api/snapshot).
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## Usage
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Usage: `consul snapshot <subcommand>`
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For the exact documentation for your Consul version, run `consul snapshot -h` to
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view the complete list of subcommands.
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```text
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Usage: consul snapshot <subcommand> [options] [args]
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# ...
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Subcommands:
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agent Periodically saves snapshots of Consul server state
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inspect Displays information about a Consul snapshot file
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restore Restores snapshot of Consul server state
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save Saves snapshot of Consul server state
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```
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For more information, examples, and usage about a subcommand, click on the name
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of the subcommand in the sidebar or one of the links below:
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- [agent](/docs/commands/snapshot/agent) (Consul Enterprise only)
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- [inspect](/docs/commands/snapshot/inspect)
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- [restore](/docs/commands/snapshot/restore)
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- [save](/docs/commands/snapshot/save)
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## Basic Examples
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To create a snapshot and save it as a file called "backup.snap":
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```text
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$ consul snapshot save backup.snap
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Saved and verified snapshot to index 8419
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```
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To restore a snapshot from a file called "backup.snap":
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```text
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$ consul snapshot restore backup.snap
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Restored snapshot
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```
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To inspect a snapshot from the file "backup.snap":
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```text
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$ consul snapshot inspect backup.snap
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ID 2-5-1477944140022
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Size 667
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Index 5
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Term 2
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Version 1
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```
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To run a daemon process that periodically saves snapshots (Consul Enterprise only):
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```
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$ consul snapshot agent
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```
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For more examples, ask for subcommand help or view the subcommand documentation
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by clicking on one of the links in the sidebar.
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