---
title: "Restore a volume from snapshot"
method: POST
path: "/diskgroups/{DgId}/volumes/{VolId}/restore"
tags: ["Volumes"]
---

# Restore a volume from snapshot

`POST /diskgroups/{DgId}/volumes/{VolId}/restore`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sort.veritas.com/infoscale/api/2.0`
- URL: `https://sort.veritas.com/infoscale/api/2.0/diskgroups/{DgId}/volumes/{VolId}/restore`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/veritas/apis/veritas-infoscale-api/docs/diskgroups/:DgId/volumes/:VolId/restore/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Restore volume from the specified source snapshot volume

## Path parameters

- `DgId` string, required
- `VolId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `nodename` string

## Request body

- object
  - `SnapshotId` string, uri, required: Source snapshot volume link.
  - `Syncing` boolean: Set syncing to false if synchronization of the snapshot volume should not be started.

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- Response
  - `detail` string: Error details.
  - `status` integer: http code

## Other responses

- `202`: The request has been initiated.
- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: The requested operation requires authentication.
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Object that the endpoint is working on is not found.

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