Snapshot Policies - Get

Service:: Azure NetApp Files

API Version:: 2025-09-01

Get a snapshot Policy

GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts/{accountName}/snapshotPolicies/{snapshotPolicyName}?api-version=2025-09-01

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
accountName	path	True	string pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9\-_]{0,127}$	The name of the NetApp account
resourceGroupName	path	True	string minLength: 1 maxLength: 90	The name of the resource group. The name is case insensitive.
snapshotPolicyName	path	True	string	The name of the snapshot policy
subscriptionId	path	True	string (uuid)	The ID of the target subscription. The value must be an UUID.
api-version	query	True	string minLength: 1	The API version to use for this operation.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	SnapshotPolicy	Azure operation completed successfully.
Other Status Codes	ErrorResponse	An unexpected error response.

Security

azure_auth

Azure Active Directory OAuth2 Flow.

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name	Description
user_impersonation	impersonate your user account

Examples

SnapshotPolicies_Get

Sample request

GET https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/myRG/providers/Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts/account1/snapshotPolicies/snapshotPolicyName?api-version=2025-09-01


/**
 * Samples for SnapshotPolicies Get.
 */
public final class Main {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file: 2025-09-01/SnapshotPolicies_Get.json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: SnapshotPolicies_Get.
     * 
     * @param manager Entry point to NetAppFilesManager.
     */
    public static void snapshotPoliciesGet(com.azure.resourcemanager.netapp.NetAppFilesManager manager) {
        manager.snapshotPolicies().getWithResponse("myRG", "account1", "snapshotPolicyName",
            com.azure.core.util.Context.NONE);
    }
}

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.netapp import NetAppManagementClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-netapp
# USAGE
    python snapshot_policies_get.py

    Before run the sample, please set the values of the client ID, tenant ID and client secret
    of the AAD application as environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID,
    AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET. For more info about how to get the value, please see:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
"""


def main():
    client = NetAppManagementClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
    )

    response = client.snapshot_policies.get(
        resource_group_name="myRG",
        account_name="account1",
        snapshot_policy_name="snapshotPolicyName",
    )
    print(response)


# x-ms-original-file: 2025-09-01/SnapshotPolicies_Get.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

package armnetapp_test

import (
	"context"
	"log"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/netapp/armnetapp/v8"
)

// Generated from example definition: 2025-09-01/SnapshotPolicies_Get.json
func ExampleSnapshotPoliciesClient_Get() {
	cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
	}
	ctx := context.Background()
	clientFactory, err := armnetapp.NewClientFactory("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	res, err := clientFactory.NewSnapshotPoliciesClient().Get(ctx, "myRG", "account1", "snapshotPolicyName", nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to finish the request: %v", err)
	}
	// You could use response here. We use blank identifier for just demo purposes.
	_ = res
	// If the HTTP response code is 200 as defined in example definition, your response structure would look as follows. Please pay attention that all the values in the output are fake values for just demo purposes.
	// res = armnetapp.SnapshotPoliciesClientGetResponse{
	// 	SnapshotPolicy: &armnetapp.SnapshotPolicy{
	// 		Name: to.Ptr("account1/snapshotPolicy1"),
	// 		Type: to.Ptr("Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts/snapshotPolicies"),
	// 		ID: to.Ptr("/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/myRG/providers/Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts/account1/snapshotPolicies/snapshotPolicy1"),
	// 		Location: to.Ptr("eastus"),
	// 		Properties: &armnetapp.SnapshotPolicyProperties{
	// 			DailySchedule: &armnetapp.DailySchedule{
	// 				Hour: to.Ptr[int32](14),
	// 				Minute: to.Ptr[int32](30),
	// 				SnapshotsToKeep: to.Ptr[int32](4),
	// 			},
	// 			Enabled: to.Ptr(true),
	// 			HourlySchedule: &armnetapp.HourlySchedule{
	// 				Minute: to.Ptr[int32](50),
	// 				SnapshotsToKeep: to.Ptr[int32](2),
	// 			},
	// 			MonthlySchedule: &armnetapp.MonthlySchedule{
	// 				DaysOfMonth: to.Ptr("10,11,12"),
	// 				Hour: to.Ptr[int32](14),
	// 				Minute: to.Ptr[int32](15),
	// 				SnapshotsToKeep: to.Ptr[int32](5),
	// 			},
	// 			ProvisioningState: to.Ptr("Succeeded"),
	// 			WeeklySchedule: &armnetapp.WeeklySchedule{
	// 				Day: to.Ptr("Wednesday"),
	// 				Hour: to.Ptr[int32](14),
	// 				Minute: to.Ptr[int32](45),
	// 				SnapshotsToKeep: to.Ptr[int32](3),
	// 			},
	// 		},
	// 	},
	// }
}

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

const { NetAppManagementClient } = require("@azure/arm-netapp");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to get a snapshot Policy
 *
 * @summary get a snapshot Policy
 * x-ms-original-file: 2025-09-01/SnapshotPolicies_Get.json
 */
async function snapshotPoliciesGet() {
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const subscriptionId = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000";
  const client = new NetAppManagementClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  const result = await client.snapshotPolicies.get("myRG", "account1", "snapshotPolicyName");
  console.log(result);
}

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

using Azure;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Azure.Core;
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager.NetApp.Models;
using Azure.ResourceManager.NetApp;

// Generated from example definition: specification/netapp/resource-manager/Microsoft.NetApp/NetApp/stable/2025-09-01/examples/SnapshotPolicies_Get.json
// this example is just showing the usage of "SnapshotPolicies_Get" operation, for the dependent resources, they will have to be created separately.

// get your azure access token, for more details of how Azure SDK get your access token, please refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/azure/sdk/authentication?tabs=command-line
TokenCredential cred = new DefaultAzureCredential();
// authenticate your client
ArmClient client = new ArmClient(cred);

// this example assumes you already have this SnapshotPolicyResource created on azure
// for more information of creating SnapshotPolicyResource, please refer to the document of SnapshotPolicyResource
string subscriptionId = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000";
string resourceGroupName = "myRG";
string accountName = "account1";
string snapshotPolicyName = "snapshotPolicyName";
ResourceIdentifier snapshotPolicyResourceId = SnapshotPolicyResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, accountName, snapshotPolicyName);
SnapshotPolicyResource snapshotPolicy = client.GetSnapshotPolicyResource(snapshotPolicyResourceId);

// invoke the operation
SnapshotPolicyResource result = await snapshotPolicy.GetAsync();

// the variable result is a resource, you could call other operations on this instance as well
// but just for demo, we get its data from this resource instance
SnapshotPolicyData resourceData = result.Data;
// for demo we just print out the id
Console.WriteLine($"Succeeded on id: {resourceData.Id}");

To use the Azure SDK library in your project, see this documentation. To provide feedback on this code sample, open a GitHub issue

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "name": "account1/snapshotPolicy1",
  "type": "Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts/snapshotPolicies",
  "id": "/subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/myRG/providers/Microsoft.NetApp/netAppAccounts/account1/snapshotPolicies/snapshotPolicy1",
  "location": "eastus",
  "properties": {
    "dailySchedule": {
      "hour": 14,
      "minute": 30,
      "snapshotsToKeep": 4
    },
    "enabled": true,
    "hourlySchedule": {
      "minute": 50,
      "snapshotsToKeep": 2
    },
    "monthlySchedule": {
      "daysOfMonth": "10,11,12",
      "hour": 14,
      "minute": 15,
      "snapshotsToKeep": 5
    },
    "provisioningState": "Succeeded",
    "weeklySchedule": {
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "hour": 14,
      "minute": 45,
      "snapshotsToKeep": 3
    }
  }
}

Definitions

Name	Description
createdByType	The type of identity that created the resource.
DailySchedule	Daily Schedule properties
ErrorAdditionalInfo	The resource management error additional info.
ErrorDetail	The error detail.
ErrorResponse	Error response
HourlySchedule	Hourly Schedule properties
MonthlySchedule	Monthly Schedule properties
SnapshotPolicy	Snapshot policy information
systemData	Metadata pertaining to creation and last modification of the resource.
WeeklySchedule	Weekly Schedule properties, make a snapshot every week at a specific day or days

createdByType

Enumeration

The type of identity that created the resource.

Value	Description
User
Application
ManagedIdentity
Key

DailySchedule

Object

Daily Schedule properties

Name	Type	Description
hour	integer (int32)	Indicates which hour in UTC timezone a snapshot should be taken
minute	integer (int32)	Indicates which minute snapshot should be taken
snapshotsToKeep	integer (int32)	Daily snapshot count to keep
usedBytes	integer (int64)	Resource size in bytes, current storage usage for the volume in bytes

ErrorAdditionalInfo

Object

The resource management error additional info.

Name	Type	Description
info	object	The additional info.
type	string	The additional info type.

ErrorDetail

Object

The error detail.

Name	Type	Description
additionalInfo	ErrorAdditionalInfo[]	The error additional info.
code	string	The error code.
details	ErrorDetail[]	The error details.
message	string	The error message.
target	string	The error target.

ErrorResponse

Object

Error response

Name	Type	Description
error	ErrorDetail	The error object.

HourlySchedule

Object

Hourly Schedule properties

Name	Type	Description
minute	integer (int32)	Indicates which minute snapshot should be taken
snapshotsToKeep	integer (int32)	Hourly snapshot count to keep
usedBytes	integer (int64)	Resource size in bytes, current storage usage for the volume in bytes

MonthlySchedule

Object

Monthly Schedule properties

Name	Type	Description
daysOfMonth	string	Indicates which days of the month snapshot should be taken. A comma delimited string.
hour	integer (int32)	Indicates which hour in UTC timezone a snapshot should be taken
minute	integer (int32)	Indicates which minute snapshot should be taken
snapshotsToKeep	integer (int32)	Monthly snapshot count to keep
usedBytes	integer (int64)	Resource size in bytes, current storage usage for the volume in bytes

SnapshotPolicy

Object

Snapshot policy information

Name	Type	Description
etag	string	"If etag is provided in the response body, it may also be provided as a header per the normal etag convention. Entity tags are used for comparing two or more entities from the same requested resource. HTTP/1.1 uses entity tags in the etag (section 14.19), If-Match (section 14.24), If-None-Match (section 14.26), and If-Range (section 14.27) header fields.")
id	string (arm-id)	Fully qualified resource ID for the resource. E.g. "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/{resourceProviderNamespace}/{resourceType}/{resourceName}"
location	string	The geo-location where the resource lives
name	string	The name of the resource
properties.dailySchedule	DailySchedule	Schedule for daily snapshots
properties.enabled	boolean	The property to decide policy is enabled or not
properties.hourlySchedule	HourlySchedule	Schedule for hourly snapshots
properties.monthlySchedule	MonthlySchedule	Schedule for monthly snapshots
properties.provisioningState	string	Azure lifecycle management
properties.weeklySchedule	WeeklySchedule	Schedule for weekly snapshots
systemData	systemData	Azure Resource Manager metadata containing createdBy and modifiedBy information.
tags	object	Resource tags.
type	string	The type of the resource. E.g. "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines" or "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts"

systemData

Object

Metadata pertaining to creation and last modification of the resource.

Name	Type	Description
createdAt	string (date-time)	The timestamp of resource creation (UTC).
createdBy	string	The identity that created the resource.
createdByType	createdByType	The type of identity that created the resource.
lastModifiedAt	string (date-time)	The timestamp of resource last modification (UTC)
lastModifiedBy	string	The identity that last modified the resource.
lastModifiedByType	createdByType	The type of identity that last modified the resource.

WeeklySchedule

Object

Weekly Schedule properties, make a snapshot every week at a specific day or days

Name	Type	Description
day	string	Indicates which weekdays snapshot should be taken, accepts a comma separated list of week day names in english
hour	integer (int32)	Indicates which hour in UTC timezone a snapshot should be taken
minute	integer (int32)	Indicates which minute snapshot should be taken
snapshotsToKeep	integer (int32)	Weekly snapshot count to keep
usedBytes	integer (int64)	Resource size in bytes, current storage usage for the volume in bytes