# Elasticesearch java client How to initiate a snapshot creation request?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticesearch-java-client-how-to-initiate-a-snapshot-creation-request/383198>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** language-clients\
**Created:** [November 4, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticesearch-java-client-how-to-initiate-a-snapshot-creation-request/383198 "2025-11-04T09:54:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![lq\_dq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lq_dq/32/145624_2.png) [@lq\_dq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lq_dq)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticesearch-java-client-how-to-initiate-a-snapshot-creation-request/383198/1 "2025-11-04T09:54:49Z")

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I couldn't find any examples of creating snapshots using the Elasticsearch Java client.

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**Author:** ![ltrotta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ltrotta/32/124003_2.png) [@ltrotta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ltrotta)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticesearch-java-client-how-to-initiate-a-snapshot-creation-request/383198/2 "2025-11-04T10:15:17Z")

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Hello!

We’ve recently added java client examples for most APIs in the API docs, so if you go to the documentation for snapshot creation ( [Create a snapshot | Elasticsearch API documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-snapshot-create) ) you can select Java as language in the example on the right.

![java-examples](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/0/907d91fb47c7c7f94a709b27a9f938b01c7ae8fe.gif)