Snapshots

Snapshots are on-demand disk images of DigitalOcean Droplets and volumes saved to your account. Use them to create new Droplets and volumes with the same contents.

Getting Started

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

How-Tos

How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.

Reference

API and CLI reference documentation for snapshots, including example requests and available parameters.

Concepts

Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Snapshots.

Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

Support

Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.

Latest Updates

22 April 2024

• We’ve corrected a bug where image types other than snapshots could be listed using the GET /v2/snapshots endpoint. This behavior was strictly limited to image types that the user was properly authorized to access, such as backups and custom images.

16 January 2024

• We’ve corrected a bug where image types other than snapshots could be retrieved using the GET /v2/snapshots/$SNAPSHOT_ID and DELETE /v2/snapshots/$SNAPSHOT_ID endpoints. This behavior was strictly limited to image types that the user was properly authorized to access, such as backups and custom images.

1 July 2022

• The following pricing changes are now in effect:

  • A new $4 Droplet with 512MB of memory, 10GB of storage, 1 vCPU, and 500GB of outbound data transfer is now available in NYC1, FRA1, SFO3, SGP1, and AMS3. The slug is s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb.

  • We have simplified pricing for DigitalOcean Kubernetes and some Managed Databases for better accuracy and predictibility.

  • The prices of Droplets, Snapshots, Load Balancers, Reserved IPs, and Custom Images have increased.

  There is no change to pricing for Spaces, backups, volumes, DigitalOcean Container Registry, or App Platform. There are also no changes to inbound data transfer or bandwidth pricing.

  This is our first major price change in 10 years, and we believe the new model better fits our understanding of our customers and the expanded breadth of our offerings. For a more detailed breakdown of the changes, see our blog post on our new pricing.

For more information, see all Snapshots release notes.