Documentation / Snapshots

Snapshot

Snapshot

A Snapshot describes individual resources in your target environment — a specific S3 bucket, a specific subnet, a specific Postgres instance. Compliance and drift checks evaluate these concrete resources. For a deeper overview see the Snapshot definition reference.

Before you start

  • A collection in your workspace.
  • A snapshot JSON file authored locally, or one generated by the Crawler from a Master Snapshot.
Tip: Most teams don't author snapshots by hand — they let the Crawler generate them from a Master Snapshot. Hand-authoring is mainly for test fixtures and edge cases.

View snapshot files

Open the collection drop-down → All Files. The Snapshot Config header lists every snapshot in the collection.

!All files

!Snapshot list

1. Upload a snapshot

Drag-and-drop one or more JSON files onto Collection Management, or click Click here.

!Upload snapshot

Warning: Same-name uploads overwrite the existing snapshot — keep a backup if you need to roll back.

2. Edit a snapshot

Click the file name, edit the JSON, and click Keep Changes.

!Update snapshot

3. Copy or download a snapshot

Use the Copy to clipboard or Download icons in the file dialog.

!Copy or download

Next steps