yandex_compute_snapshot_schedule (Resource)
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Updated at April 9, 2026
Creates a new snapshot schedule. For more information, see the official documentation.
Example usage
//
// Create a new Compute Snapshot Schedule.
//
resource "yandex_compute_snapshot_schedule" "vm_snap_sch1" {
name = "my-name"
schedule_policy {
expression = "0 0 * * *"
}
snapshot_count = 1
snapshot_spec {
description = "snapshot-description"
labels = {
snapshot-label = "my-snapshot-label-value"
}
}
labels = {
my-label = "my-label-value"
}
disk_ids = ["test_disk_id", "another_test_disk_id"]
}
//
// Create a new Compute Snapshot Schedule with retention period.
//
resource "yandex_compute_snapshot_schedule" "vm_snap_sch2" {
schedule_policy {
expression = "0 0 * * *"
}
retention_period = "12h"
snapshot_spec {
description = "retention-snapshot"
}
disk_ids = ["test_disk_id", "another_test_disk_id"]
}
Arguments & Attributes Reference
created_at(Read-Only) (String). The creation timestamp of the resource.description(String). The resource description.disk_ids(Set Of String). IDs of the disk for snapshot schedule.folder_id(String). The folder identifier that resource belongs to. If it is not provided, the default providerfolder-idis used.id(String).labels(Map Of String). A set of key/value label pairs which assigned to resource.name(String). The resource name.retention_period(String). Time duration applied to snapshots created by this snapshot schedule. This is a signed sequence of decimal numbers, each with optional fraction and a unit suffix. Valid time units arens,us(orµs),ms,s,m,h. Examples:300ms,1.5hor2h45m.snapshot_count(Number). Maximum number of snapshots for every disk of the snapshot schedule.status(Read-Only) (String). The status of the snapshot schedule.schedule_policy[Block]. Schedule policy of the snapshot schedule.expression(String). Cron expression to schedule snapshots (in cron format" * ****").start_at(String). Time to start the snapshot schedule (in format RFC33392006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00). If empty current time will be used. Unlike anexpressionthat specifies regularity rules, thestart_atparameter determines from what point these rules will be applied.
snapshot_spec[Block]. Additional attributes for snapshots created by this snapshot schedule.description(String). Description to assign to snapshots created by this snapshot schedule.labels(Map Of String). A set of key/value label pairs to assign to snapshots created by this snapshot schedule.
timeouts[Block].create(String).delete(String).update(String).
Import
The resource can be imported by using their resource ID. For getting it you can use Yandex Cloud Web Console
# terraform import yandex_compute_snapshot_schedule.<resource Name> <resource Id>
terraform import yandex_compute_snapshot_schedule.my_snapshot_schedule fd8hc**********o4qe2