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Server from snapshot via API v2

Posted on August 27, 2014

Hello, is it possible to create virtual server from snapshot via API?

Thank you.



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Of course! A snapshot is essentially a private image. You can get its ID by querying /v2/images You can then create a droplet like you normally would by using the that image ID.

Check out the API v2.0 documentation for all the info.

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