---
type: api
title: Get snapshot repositories
description: Retrieves a list of available snapshot repository configurations. To access the configuration contents, you must have privileged permissions.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/operation/operation-get-snapshot-repositories
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/operation/operation-get-snapshot-repositories
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
---

# Get snapshot repositories

## Paths

- `GET` `/platform/configuration/snapshots/repositories`

- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/authentication#basicauth)
- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/authentication#apikey)

## Description

Retrieves a list of available snapshot repository configurations. To access the configuration contents, you must have privileged permissions.

## Response

List of snapshot repository configs

`application/octet-stream`

- `configs` ([] RepositoryConfig)
  List of snapshot configurations
  - `repository_name` (string)
    Elasticsearch snapshot repository name
  - `config` (object)
    Elasticsearch configuration JSON for a snapshot repository
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
GET /platform/configuration/snapshots/repositories
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X GET "/platform/configuration/snapshots/repositories"
```