POST DTA Snapshots SnapshotID Diff

The POST /dta_snapshots/{snapshotId}/diff method is used to create a diff between two DTA snapshots as a new snapshot. This allows you to compare, for example, the state of your environment when you captured a snapshot last month with the state of your environment today and see only what has changed in that time. This method returns HTTP 201 Created on a success.

Table 17: POST DTA Snapshots SnapshotID Diff Input Parameters

Name In Description
snapshotId path

A string indicating the name of the newer snapshot for the compare.
compareToSnapshotId body

A string indicating the name of the older snapshot for the compare.
diffSnapshotId body

A string indicating the name to give to the differencing snapshot generated by the request. This alphanumeric value supports underscores and does not support spaces.

For example:

diff_snapshot_1
Example:  Using curl to create a diff of two snapshots:
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API_KEY='<YOUR-API-KEY>'
HUB='https://<YOUR-HUB-SERVER>'

curl -sS -X POST "$HUB/api/v1/dta_snapshots/snapshot_7"/diff \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H "x-api-key: $API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "compareToSnapshotId": "snapshot_8",
    "diffSnapshotId": "diff_snapshot_1"
  }'