# Get snapshot repository information


**GET /_snapshot/{repository}**

**All methods and paths for this operation:**

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                      <span class="operation-verb get">GET</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_snapshot</span>
                      </div>
                    <div>
                      <span class="operation-verb get">GET</span>
                      <span class="operation-path">/_snapshot/{repository}</span>
                      </div>

## Required authorization

* Cluster privileges: `monitor_snapshot`



## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth
- Basic auth
- Bearer auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **repository** (string | array[string])
  A comma-separated list of snapshot repository names used to limit the request.
  Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported including combining wildcards with exclude patterns starting with `-`.

  To get information about all snapshot repositories registered in the cluster, omit this parameter or use `*` or `_all`.

### Query parameters
- **local** (boolean)
  If `true`, the request gets information from the local node only.
  If `false`, the request gets information from the master node.
- **master_timeout** (string)
  The period to wait for the master node.
  If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
  To indicate that the request should never timeout, set it to `-1`.


## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
object

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