---
title: "Download shard snapshot"
method: GET
path: "/collections/{collection_name}/shards/{shard_id}/snapshot"
tags: ["Snapshots"]
---

# Download shard snapshot

`GET /collections/{collection_name}/shards/{shard_id}/snapshot`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:6333`
- URL: `http://localhost:6333/collections/{collection_name}/shards/{shard_id}/snapshot`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `api-key`
  - HTTP bearer
  - none
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/qdrant/apis/qdrant-api/docs/collections/:collection_name/shards/:shard_id/snapshot/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Stream the current state of a shard as a snapshot file

## Path parameters

- `collection_name` string, required
- `shard_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Snapshot file

## Other responses

- `default`: error
- `4XX`: error

## Changes

- **2026-02-20** `26c6f383c006`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/qdrant/apis/qdrant-api/changes/collections/:collection_name/shards/:shard_id/snapshot/get.md)

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