Revert a snapshot for an instance

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MCP server URL

https://openapi-v2.exoscale.com/mcp

Standard setup for AI tools providing an mcp.json file

mcp.json 
"Exoscale APIv2 MCP server": {
  "url": "https://openapi-v2.exoscale.com/mcp"
}
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POST /instance/{instance-id}:revert-snapshot

This operation reverts the snapshot to the Compute instance volume, restoring stored data as it was at the time of the snapshot. The Compute instance must be previously stopped.

Path parameters

  • instance-id string(uuid) Required
application/json

Body Required

  • id string(uuid) Required

    Snapshot ID

Responses

  • 200 application/json

    200

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    • id string(uuid)

      Operation ID

    • reason string

      Operation failure reason

      Values are incorrect, unknown, unavailable, forbidden, busy, fault, partial, not-found, interrupted, unsupported, or conflict.

    • reference object

      Related resource reference

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      • id string(uuid)

        Reference ID

      • link string

        Link to the referenced resource

      • command string

        Command name

    • message string

      Operation message

    • state string

      Operation status

      Values are failure, pending, success, or timeout.
POST /instance/{instance-id}:revert-snapshot 
curl \
 --request POST 'https://api-ch-gva-2.exoscale.com/v2/instance/{instance-id}:revert-snapshot' \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"id":"string"}'
Request examples 
{
  "id": "string"
}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "id": "string",
  "reason": "incorrect",
  "reference": {
    "id": "string",
    "link": "string",
    "command": "string"
  },
  "message": "string",
  "state": "failure"
}