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# Retrieve an In-Memory DB Snapshot

You can retrieve an In-Memory DB snapshot using its `UUID`. It is found in the response body when an In-Memory DB instance is created or when you retrieve a list of In-Memory DB snapshots using `GET`.

## Endpoint

Use a [<mark style="color:blue;">region-specific endpoint</mark>](/cloud/databases/in-memory-db/api/v1-api.md#endpoints) from the list to retrieve an In-Memory DB snapshot: `https://in-memory-db.{region}.ionos.com/snapshots/{snapshotId}`

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Remember to replace the `snapshotId` with a relevant `UUID`.
{% endhint %}

## Request

To retrieve a single snapshot, you need the `id` from your `create` response. Remember to update your `UUID`. The sample `UUID` in the example is `498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e`.

```bash
curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://in-memory-db.de-txl.ionos.com/snapshots/498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $Token' \
```

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request Header Parameters" %}
To make authenticated requests to the API, the following fields are mandatory in the request header:

| Header Parameters | Required |  Type  | Description                                                  |
| ----------------- | :------: | :----: | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `Authorization`   |    yes   | string | Provide a header value as `Bearer` followed by your `token`. |
| `Content-Type`    |    yes   | string | Set this to `application/json`.                              |
| {% endtab %}      |          |        |                                                              |

{% tab title="Path Parameters" %}
The following path parameter is mandatory:

| Path Parameter | Required |  Type  | Description                                                                     |
| -------------- | :------: | :----: | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `snapshotId`   |    yes   | string | The ID (UUID) of the snapshot. Example: `498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e`. |
| {% endtab %}   |          |        |                                                                                 |
| {% endtabs %}  |          |        |                                                                                 |

## Response

**202 Successful operation**

```json
{
  "id": "498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e",
  "type": "snapshot",
  "href": "/snapshots/498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e",
  "metadata": {
    "createdDate": "2020-12-10T13:37:50+01:00",
    "createdBy": "ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "createdByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2020-12-11T13:37:50+01:00",
    "lastModifiedBy": "ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "lastModifiedByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "resourceURN": "ionos:<product>:<location>:<contract>:<resource-path>",
    "state": "AVAILABLE",
    "message": "In progress.",
    "replicasetId": "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
    "snapshotTime": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "datacenterId": "b51b184c-478e-4341-bf40-fcc0ee580c11"
  },
  "properties": {}
}
```


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