Cluster Operations

Create Snapshot (for backups)

Creates a point-in-time snapshot of a Typesense node's state and data in the specified directory.

You can then backup the snapshot directory that gets created and later restore it as a data directory, as needed.

client.operations.perform('snapshot', {'snapshot_path': '/tmp/typesense-data-snapshot'})

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client.operations.perform('snapshot', {'snapshot_path': '/tmp/typesense-data-snapshot'})

</template> <template v-slot:Ruby>

client.operations.perform('snapshot', {'snapshot_path': '/tmp/typesense-data-snapshot'})

</template> <template v-slot:Shell>

bash

curl "http://localhost:8108/operations/snapshot?snapshot_path=/tmp/typesense-data-snapshot" -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY: ${TYPESENSE_API_KEY}"

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Sample Response

json

{
  "success": true
}

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Definition

POST ${TYPESENSE_HOST}/operations/snapshot

Arguments

Parameter	Required	Description
snapshot_path	yes	The directory on the server where the snapshot should be saved.

Re-elect Leader

Triggers a follower node to initiate the raft voting process, which triggers leader re-election.

The follower node that you run this operation against will become the new leader, once this command succeeds.

client.operations.perform('vote')

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client.operations.perform('vote')

</template> <template v-slot:Ruby>

client.operations.perform('vote')

</template> <template v-slot:Shell>

bash

curl "http://localhost:8108/operations/vote" -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY: ${TYPESENSE_API_KEY}"

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Sample Response

json

{
  "success": true
}

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Definition

POST ${TYPESENSE_HOST}/operations/vote