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Neo4j Snapshots API

Manage database snapshots which are point-in-time copies of instance data used for backup and restore operations.

Neo4j Snapshots API is one of 12 APIs that Neo4j publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Snapshots. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 4 operations across 3 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.neo4j.io/v1.

4 operations 3 paths 4 schemas 2 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0
Server
https://api.neo4j.io/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Neo4j Snapshots API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — OAuth2 bearer token obtained from the /oauth/token endpoint using client credentials. Tokens expire after one hour.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Snapshots 4

Manage database snapshots which are point-in-time copies of instance data used for backup and restore operations.

GET
/instances/{instanceId}/snapshots
List snapshots for an instance
listSnapshots 1 param → 200401404
POST
/instances/{instanceId}/snapshots
Create a snapshot
createSnapshot 1 param → 202401404
GET
/instances/{instanceId}/snapshots/{snapshotId}
Get snapshot details
getSnapshot 2 params → 200401404
POST
/instances/{instanceId}/snapshots/{snapshotId}/restore
Restore a snapshot to a new instance
restoreSnapshot 2 params body → 202400401404

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are InstanceCreated (7 properties), RestoreSnapshotRequest (6 properties), Snapshot (5 properties), AuraError (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

InstanceCreated
object
Response when an instance is created, including initial credentials.
7 properties
AuraError
object
Error response from the Aura API.
1 property
RestoreSnapshotRequest
object
Request body for restoring a snapshot to a new instance.
6 properties 6 required
Snapshot
object
A point-in-time snapshot of an AuraDB instance.
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

neo4j-snapshots-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Neo4j Java Driver
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Neo4j Instances API
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