CreateSnapshot()

This operation creates a point-in-time snapshot of a collection. Use snapshots to back up collection data and metadata for disaster recovery or migration.

func (c *Client) CreateSnapshot(ctx context.Context, opt CreateSnapshotOption, callOptions ...grpc.CallOption) error

Request Syntax

option := client.NewCreateSnapshotOption(snapshotName, collectionName).
    WithDescription(description string).
    WithDbName(dbName string)

err := client.CreateSnapshot(option)

PARAMETERS:

• snapshotName (string) -

  The name of the snapshot to create. This must be unique within the collection.

• collectionName (string) -

  The name of the collection to snapshot.

BUILDER METHODS:

• WithDescription(description string)

  This sets an optional human-readable description for the snapshot.

• WithDbName(dbName string)

  This sets the database name. If not set, the default database is used.

RETURN TYPE:

error

RETURNS:

Returns nil on success. Returns an error if the collection does not exist, the snapshot name is already taken, or the operation fails for any other reason.

EXCEPTIONS:

• error

  Check err != nil for failure details.

Example

import (
    "context"
    "fmt"

    "github.com/milvus-io/milvus/client/v2/milvusclient"
)

ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
defer cancel()

milvusAddr := "127.0.0.1:19530"

cli, err := milvusclient.New(ctx, &milvusclient.ClientConfig{
    Address: milvusAddr,
})
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

defer cli.Close(ctx)

option := milvusclient.NewCreateSnapshotOption("backup_20260418", "my_collection").
    WithDescription("Daily backup before schema change")

err = cli.CreateSnapshot(ctx, option)
if err != nil {
    // handle error
}

fmt.Println("Snapshot created successfully")