---
title: "Get restore instructions for a snapshot"
method: GET
path: "/backup-and-dr/snapshots/{snapshot_id}/restore-instructions"
---

# Get restore instructions for a snapshot

`GET /backup-and-dr/snapshots/{snapshot_id}/restore-instructions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.firefly.ai/v2`
- URL: `https://api.firefly.ai/v2/backup-and-dr/snapshots/{snapshot_id}/restore-instructions`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/firefly/apis/backup-dr-api/docs/backup-and-dr/snapshots/:snapshot_id/restore-instructions/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns the restore instructions from the policy associated with the given snapshot

## Path parameters

- `snapshot_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Restore instructions

- SnapshotRestoreInstructions
  - `policy_id` string
  - `restore_instructions` string

## Other responses

- `404`: Snapshot not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/firefly/apis/backup-dr-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/firefly/apis/backup-dr-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/firefly/apis/backup-dr-api/revisions/ff4cd0352ad5?raw)