- Can I download a backup or snapshot?
- How to Create or Restore Droplets from Snapshots
- How to Transfer a Droplet Snapshot to a Different Team
- Snapshots Pricing
- How to Create Snapshots of Droplets
- How to Add Droplet Snapshots to Other Regions
- How to Migrate Droplets Using DigitalOcean Snapshots
- Why can't I create a Droplet from a snapshot?
- How long will my backup or snapshot take to complete?
- How to Delete Snapshots
Snapshots
Generated on 4 May 2026
Snapshots are on-demand disk images of DigitalOcean Droplets and volumes saved to your account. Use them to create new Droplets and volumes with the same contents.
Getting Started
Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
How-Tos
How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.
Reference
API and CLI reference documentation for snapshots, including example requests and available parameters.
Details
Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.
Support
Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.
Latest Updates
13 April 2026
-
You can now transfer Droplet snapshots between accounts using the DigitalOcean API. Read How to Transfer a Droplet Snapshot to learn how to transfer snapshots using the API or Control Panel.
22 April 2024
-
We’ve corrected a bug where image types other than snapshots could be listed using the
GET /v2/snapshotsendpoint. This behavior was strictly limited to image types that the user was properly authorized to access, such as backups and custom images.
16 January 2024
-
We’ve corrected a bug where image types other than snapshots could be retrieved using the
GET /v2/snapshots/$SNAPSHOT_IDandDELETE /v2/snapshots/$SNAPSHOT_IDendpoints. This behavior was strictly limited to image types that the user was properly authorized to access, such as backups and custom images.
For more information, see all Snapshots release notes.