# Invalid snapshot name snapshot with the same name already in-progress Elasticsearch
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-snapshot-name-snapshot-with-the-same-name-already-in-progress-elasticsearch/275981
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** snapshot-and-restore
**Created:** [June 15, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-snapshot-name-snapshot-with-the-same-name-already-in-progress-elasticsearch/275981 "2021-06-15T10:55:11Z")
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### Author:  [@rknd](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rknd)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-snapshot-name-snapshot-with-the-same-name-already-in-progress-elasticsearch/275981/1 "2021-06-15T10:55:11Z")
I am trying to get snapshot of my Elasticsearch Cluster with below commands.
```auto
PUT _snapshot/backups
{
"type": "fs",
"settings": {
"compress": true,
"location": "/backup_path"
}
}
```
The above returns ok. But when i run the below query,
```auto
PUT /_snapshot/backups/backup_15_06_2021?wait_for_completion=true&pretty
{
"indices": "*",
"ignore_unavailable": true,
"include_global_state": false,
"metadata":{
"taken_by": "marko",
"taken_because": "backup before upgrade"
}
}
```
It waits some minutes than returns,
```auto
Invalid snapshot name snapshot with the same name already in-progress
```
But every try I use different name but that didn't work well. How can i solve this ? Thanks for answering
---
### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-snapshot-name-snapshot-with-the-same-name-already-in-progress-elasticsearch/275981/2 "2021-06-16T00:19:25Z")
What's the output from `GET _snapshot/backup`?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/invalid-snapshot-name-snapshot-with-the-same-name-already-in-progress-elasticsearch/275981/3 "2021-07-14T00:19:27Z")
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