---
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/4493/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/operation/operation-get-snapshot-repositories
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/operation/operation-get-snapshot-repositories
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
---

# Get snapshot repositories

## Paths

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

## Description

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

## Authentication

- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`
- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`

## Response

List of snapshot repository configs

`application/octet-stream`

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

#### curl

```curl
curl -X GET "${API_URL}/platform/configuration/snapshots/repositories" \
  -u "${USERNAME}:${PASSWORD}"
```