Queries the number of snapshots that are stored in a region and the total size of the snapshots.
Usage notes
If you want to view the snapshot usage of each disk in the current region, we recommend that you call the DescribeSnapshotLinks operation to query snapshot chain information.
Debugging
Request parameters
Parameter |
Type |
Required |
Example |
Description |
Action | String | Yes | DescribeSnapshotsUsage | The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DescribeSnapshotsUsage. |
RegionId | String | Yes | cn-hangzhou | The region ID of the snapshot. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list. |
Response parameters
Parameter |
Type |
Example |
Description |
SnapshotSize | Long | 122 | The total size of snapshots stored in the current region. Unit: bytes. |
RequestId | String | 473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DE3C83E | The ID of the request. |
SnapshotCount | Integer | 5 | The number of snapshots stored in the current region. |
Examples
Sample requests
https://ecs.aliyuncs.com/?Action=DescribeSnapshotsUsage
&RegionId=cn-hangzhou
&<Common request parameters>
Sample success responses
XML
format
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml
<DescribeSnapshotsUsageResponse>
<SnapshotCount>5</SnapshotCount>
<SnapshotSize>122</SnapshotSize>
<RequestId>ED5CF6DD-71CA-462C-9C94-A61A78A01479</RequestId>
</DescribeSnapshotsUsageResponse>
JSON
format
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json
{
"SnapshotCount" : "5",
"SnapshotSize" : "122",
"RequestId" : "ACD9BBB0-A9D1-46D7-9630-B7A69889E110"
}
Error codes
HTTP status code |
Error code |
Error message |
Description |
403 | InvalidParam.RegionId | The specified region is not exist. | The specified region does not exist. |
For a list of error codes, see Service error codes.