---
title: "createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance"
slug: "cli-vserver-snapshot-createblockstoragesnapshotinstance"
tags: ["Block Storage", "VPC", "Server"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:08:35Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:08:35Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/cli-vserver-snapshot-createblockstoragesnapshotinstance"
---

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# createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance

Available in VPC

Create a block storage snapshot instance.

## Syntax

The `createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance` syntax is as follows:

```
./ncloud vserver createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance \
    --originalBlockStorageInstanceNo <original-block-storage-instance-no> \
    [--blockStorageSnapshotName <block-storage-snapshot-name>] \
    [--blockStorageSnapshotDescription <block-storage-snapshot-description>] \
    [--snapshotTypeCode <FULL|INCREMENTAL>] \
    [--regionCode <KR|SGN|JPN>] \
    [--output <json|xml>]
```

## Options

This section describes the options available when running `createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance`.

### Required options

The following options are required for `createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance`.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--originalBlockStorageInstanceNo` | String | Required | Source storage instance number - See [getBlockStorageInstanceList](/docs/en/cli-vserver-storage-getblockstorageinstancelist). |

### Optional options

These are the optional options for `createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance`. Options that are not specified will use their default values.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--blockStorageSnapshotName` | String | Optional | Snapshot name - Automatically generated if not entered. - Enter 3-30 characters using a combination of English letters, numbers, and special character `-` and `_`. - The string must start with an English letter and end with an English letter or a number. |
| `--blockStorageSnapshotDescription` | String | Optional | Snapshot description (byte) - 0-1000 |
| `--snapshotTypeCode` | String | Optional | Snapshot type code - `FULL` (default) \| `INCREMENTAL` - `FULL`: Full storage snapshot - `INCREMENTAL`: Incremental snapshot - Incremental snapshots can be taken after a full snapshot is created. - Up to 7 incremental snapshots can be created. |

### Common options

For information about the options common to all `vserver` subcommands, see [Server (VPC) options](/docs/en/cli-vserver#%EC%98%B5%EC%85%98).

## Examples

If the request to create a block storage snapshot instance is successful, the identification and configuration information for the created snapshot is returned.

### Command

The command example is as follows:

```
./ncloud vserver createBlockStorageSnapshotInstance \
    --originalBlockStorageInstanceNo 89012345 \
    --blockStorageSnapshotName test-snapshot-01 \
    --blockStorageSnapshotDescription "Test snapshot" \
    --snapshotTypeCode FULL \
    --regionCode KR \
    --output json
```

### Output

The output example is as follows:

```
{
  "createBlockStorageSnapshotInstanceResponse": {
    "totalRows": 1,
    "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceList": [
      {
        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNo": "90123456",
        "blockStorageSnapshotName": "test-snapshot-01",
        "blockStorageSnapshotVolumeSize": 10737418240,
        "originalBlockStorageInstanceNo": "89012345",
        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatus": {
          "code": "INIT",
          "codeName": "Block storage INIT status"
        },
        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceOperation": {
          "code": "CREAT",
          "codeName": "Block storage CREAT OP"
        },
        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatusName": "creating",
        "createDate": "2026-05-14T20:40:11+0900",
        "isEncryptedOriginalBlockStorageVolume": false,
        "blockStorageSnapshotDescription": "Test snapshot",
        "snapshotType": {
          "code": "FULL",
          "codeName": "Full Storage Snapshot"
        },
        "snapshotChainDepth": 0,
        "isBootable": true,
        "hypervisorType": {
          "code": "KVM",
          "codeName": "KVM"
        },
        "blockStorageVolumeType": {
          "code": "CB1",
          "codeName": "Common BlockStorage 1"
        }
      }
    ],
    "requestId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "returnCode": "0",
    "returnMessage": "success"
  }
}
```