---
title: "Gets a single key-value snapshot."
method: GET
path: "/snapshots/{name}"
---

# Gets a single key-value snapshot.

`GET /snapshots/{name}`

Gets a single key-value snapshot.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required
- `$Select` string[]

## Headers

- `Sync-Token` string
- `If-Match` string
- `If-None-Match` string
- `x-ms-client-request-id` string, uuid

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- Snapshot — A snapshot is a named, immutable subset of an App Configuration store's key-values.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the snapshot.
  - `status` 'provisioning' | 'ready' | 'archived' | 'failed' — Snapshot status.
  - `filters` KeyValueFilter[], required — A list of filters used to filter the key-values included in the snapshot.
    - `key` string, required — Filters key-values by their key field.
    - `label` string — Filters key-values by their label field.
    - `tags` string[] — Filters key-values by their tags field.
  - `composition_type` 'key' | 'key_label' — Composition types.
  - `created` string, date-time — The time that the snapshot was created.
  - `expires` string, date-time — The time that the snapshot will expire.
  - `retention_period` integer — The amount of time, in seconds, that a snapshot will remain in the archived state before expiring. This property is only writable during the creation of a snapshot. If not specified, the default lifetime of key-value revisions will be used.
  - `size` integer — The size in bytes of the snapshot.
  - `items_count` integer — The amount of key-values in the snapshot.
  - `tags` object — The tags of the snapshot.
  - `description` string — The description of the snapshot.
  - `etag` string — A value representing the current state of the snapshot.

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (1.0) `dc05dfdadf60` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2026-07-13** (1.0) `cf9d4ff2d253` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/appconfiguration-appconfiguration/changes/snapshots/:name/get.md)

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