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[discrete]
=== client.snapshot.create

Creates a snapshot in a repository.

{ref}/modules-snapshots.html[{es} documentation]

[discrete]
==== Function signature

[source,ts]
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(SnapshotCreateRequest, options?): Promise<SnapshotCreateResponse>
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[discrete]
===== `SnapshotCreateRequest`

[source,ts]
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interface SnapshotCreateRequest extends <<shared-type-request-base, RequestBase>> {
  repository: <<shared-type-name, Name>>
  snapshot: <<shared-type-name, Name>>
  master_timeout?: <<shared-type-duration, Duration>>
  wait_for_completion?: boolean
  ignore_unavailable?: boolean
  include_global_state?: boolean
  indices?: <<shared-type-indices, Indices>>
  feature_states?: string[]
  metadata?: <<shared-type-metadata, Metadata>>
  partial?: boolean
}
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[discrete]
===== `SnapshotCreateResponse`

[source,ts]
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interface SnapshotCreateResponse {
  accepted?: boolean
  snapshot?: SnapshotSnapshotInfo
}
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