# How can backup the \_template with snapshot and restore **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 23, 2017, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825 "2017-11-23T07:30:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825/1 "2017-11-23T07:30:28Z")
how can backup the \_template with snapshot and restore. i don't know how can do it. thanks.. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 8:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825/2 "2017-11-23T08:21:19Z")
Template are stored in the cluster state. So if you save the cluster state as well, it should be ok. ---
**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 8:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825/3 "2017-11-23T08:23:24Z")
which indices? how to save it @dadoonet use the snapshot and restore it one show the index. ---
**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825/4 "2017-11-23T08:32:31Z")
like this curl -XGET '[http://xx.xxx.xxx.xx:9200/\_template](http://xx.xxx.xxx.xx:9200/_template)' \>\> templatebackup.json restore curl -XPUT templatebackup.json ? @dadoonet ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825/5 "2017-11-23T08:42:10Z")
Here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html#\_snapshot](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html#_snapshot) Look at `include_global_state` ---
**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825/6 "2017-11-23T08:47:09Z")
this is about one of templates? how save all template about the cluster how i can backup and restore this url [http://xx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9200/\_template](http://xx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9200/_template) use snapshot and restore ---
**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 9:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825/7 "2017-11-23T09:01:21Z")
this is my backup data directory > -rw-r--r-- 1 es es 29 Nov 23 15:25 incompatible-snapshots > -rw-r--r-- 1 es es 183 Nov 23 15:24 index-0 > -rw-r--r-- 1 es es 347 Nov 23 16:48 index-1 > -rw-r--r-- 1 es es 8 Nov 23 16:48 index.latest > drwxr-xr-x 4 es es 66 Nov 23 16:48 indices > -rw-r--r-- 1 es es 6079 Nov 23 15:24 meta--2icUpA1TnmusIZ3tUWeNQ.dat > -rw-r--r-- 1 es es 6080 Nov 23 16:48 meta-BBuJk4B5QPyu7Nz2g0Xvsw.dat > -rw-r--r-- 1 es es 224 Nov 23 15:24 snap--2icUpA1TnmusIZ3tUWeNQ.dat > -rw-r--r-- 1 es es 228 Nov 23 16:48 snap-BBuJk4B5QPyu7Nz2g0Xvsw.dat i wan't know how i can know the template is backup. which file to find it . @dadoonet thanks so much. ---
**Author:** ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825/8 "2017-11-23T09:08:32Z")
sorrty i see it . include\_global\_state ture it save the template. i will test it in es 5.6.3 thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-backup-the-template-with-snapshot-and-restore/108825/9 "2017-12-21T09:08:49Z")
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