---
title: "Create a ZFS snapshot"
method: POST
path: "/zfs/datasets/snapshot"
tags: ["ZFS"]
---

# Create a ZFS snapshot

`POST /zfs/datasets/snapshot`

Create a ZFS snapshot

## Request body

- InternalHandlersZfsCreateSnapshotRequest
  - `guid` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `recursive` boolean

## Response `201`

Created

- GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalAPIResponseAny
  - `data` unknown
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-12** `9a5026bf9057` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`
  - added the success response with the status `201`
- **2025-04-15** `112f68f20e78` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-03-11** `2b736ca1b025` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/changes/zfs/datasets/snapshot/post.md)

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