---
title: "Restore a file to a particular checkpointed state"
method: POST
path: "/api/contents/{path}/checkpoints/{checkpoint_id}"
tags: ["contents"]
---

# Restore a file to a particular checkpointed state

`POST /api/contents/{path}/checkpoints/{checkpoint_id}`

## Path parameters

- `path` string, required
- `checkpoint_id` string, required

## Response `204`

Checkpoint restored

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request

## Changes

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- **2025-12-10** `e9ae9d653401` — 1 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `400`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/google/apis/jupyter-server-api/changes/api/contents/:path/checkpoints/:checkpoint_id/post.md)

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