---
title: "Revert a snapshot for an instance"
method: POST
path: "/instance/{instance-id}:revert-snapshot"
tags: ["instance"]
---

# Revert a snapshot for an instance

`POST /instance/{instance-id}:revert-snapshot`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api-ch-gva-2.exoscale.com/v2`
- URL: `https://api-ch-gva-2.exoscale.com/v2/instance/{instance-id}:revert-snapshot`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/exoscale/apis/exoscale-api/docs/instance/:instance-id:revert-snapshot/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

This operation reverts the snapshot to the Compute instance volume, restoring stored data as it was at the time of the snapshot.
The Compute instance must be previously stopped.

## Path parameters

- `instance-id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required: Snapshot ID

## Response `200`

200

- Operation: Operation
  - `id` string, uuid: Operation ID
  - `reason` 'incorrect' | 'unknown' | 'unavailable' | 'forbidden' | 'busy' | 'fault' | 'partial' | 'not-found' | 'interrupted' | 'unsupported' | 'conflict': Operation failure reason
  - `reference` object: Related resource reference
    - `id` string, uuid: Reference ID
    - `link` string: Link to the referenced resource
    - `command` string: Command name
  - `message` string: Operation message
  - `state` 'failure' | 'pending' | 'success' | 'timeout': Operation status

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/exoscale/apis/exoscale-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/exoscale/apis/exoscale-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/exoscale/apis/exoscale-api/revisions/63da6f74c845?raw)