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Create Snapshot

Creates a snapshot from a droplet. See the docs here
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • OAuth
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's DigitalOcean account once, then configure and run Create Snapshot from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "digital_ocean-create-snapshot",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    digital_ocean: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    snapshotName: "Snapshot name",
    dropletId: "Droplet",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Create Snapshot inputs
Property Type Description
snapshotName Snapshot name string
The name to give the new snapshot
Optional
dropletId Droplet string
The unique identifier of Droplet to snapshot.
Required Dynamic

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
digital_ocean-create-snapshot
Version
0.2.3
App
DigitalOcean
Authentication
OAuth
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes