Snapshots

Volume snapshots are point-in-time copies of block storage volumes. They can be used for backup and recovery purposes.

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List

List all volume snapshots in the current project.

ace snapshot list

Aliases: ls

Example output:

ID                                     NAME                      STATUS       SIZE       VOLUME ID                              CREATED
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx   snap-my-data-2025-03-20   available    50 GB      yyyyyyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy   2025-03-20
zzzzzzzz-zzzz-zzzz-zzzz-zzzzzzzzzzzz   snap-boot-vol-backup      available    100 GB     aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa   2025-03-18

JSON output:

ace snapshot list -o json

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Snapshot Fields

Field	Description
ID	Unique snapshot identifier
Name	Snapshot name
Status	Current status (e.g. available, creating, error)
Size	Size of the snapshot in GB
Volume ID	Source volume UUID
Created	Creation date

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Get Snapshot Details

Look up a single snapshot by ID or name.

ace snapshot get <snapshot-id|name>

Aliases: show

Example

ace snapshot get snap-my-data-2026-05-18

Sample Output

  ID:              xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
  Name:            snap-my-data-2026-05-18
  Status:          available
  Size:            50 GB
  Volume ID:       yyyyyyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy
  Volume Name:     my-data
  Description:     pre-upgrade backup
  Created:         2026-05-18T10:30:00Z

# JSON output
ace snapshot get snap-my-data-2026-05-18 -o json

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Delete Snapshots

Delete one or more snapshots by ID or name.

ace snapshot delete <snapshot-id|name> [...]

Aliases: rm

Examples

# Delete a single snapshot
ace snapshot delete snap-old-backup

# Delete multiple snapshots
ace snapshot delete snap-1 snap-2 snap-3

# Skip confirmation prompt
ace snapshot delete snap-old-backup --yes

Sample Output

Deleted 2 snapshot(s).

Deletion is permanent. You cannot recover a deleted snapshot. To restore from a snapshot before deletion, create a new volume from it (ace volume create --from-snapshot <id>).

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Note

• Snapshots can also be created from the AceCloud web portal or via ace volume snapshot <volume-id> (see the Volumes page).

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Global Flags

Flag	Description
-o, --output	Output format: table (default) or json
--project	Override project ID
--region	Override region