# REST Resource: snapshotGroups

- [Resource: SnapshotGroup](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups#SnapshotGroup)
  - [JSON representation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups#SnapshotGroup.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)
- [Methods](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups#METHODS_SUMMARY)

## Resource: SnapshotGroup

Represents a SnapshotGroup resource.

A snapshot group is a set of snapshots that represents a point in time state of a consistency group.

| JSON representation |
|---|
| ``` { "kind": string, "name": string, "description": string, "id": string, "status": enum, "creationTimestamp": string, "sourceInfo": { "consistencyGroup": string, "consistencyGroupId": string }, "sourceInstantSnapshotGroupInfo": { "instantSnapshotGroup": string, "instantSnapshotGroupId": string }, "sourceInstantSnapshotGroup": string, "selfLink": string, "selfLinkWithId": string } ``` |

| Fields ||
|---|---|
| `kind` | `string` Output only. Type of the resource. Always `compute#snapshotGroup` for SnapshotGroup resources. |
| `name` | `string` Identifier. Name of the resource; provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with [RFC1035](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt). Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression `[a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?` which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash. |
| `description` | `string` Optional. An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create the resource. |
| `id` | `string (https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format format)` Output only. The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server. |
| `status` | `enum` Output only. |
| `creationTimestamp` | `string` Output only. Creation timestamp in [RFC3339](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt) text format. |
| `sourceInfo` | `object` Output only. |
| `sourceInfo.consistencyGroup` | `string` |
| `sourceInfo.consistencyGroupId` | `string` |
| `sourceInstantSnapshotGroupInfo` | `object` Output only. |
| `sourceInstantSnapshotGroupInfo.instantSnapshotGroup` | `string` |
| `sourceInstantSnapshotGroupInfo.instantSnapshotGroupId` | `string` |
| `sourceInstantSnapshotGroup` | `string` Input field for the source instant snapshot group. |
| `selfLink` | `string` Output only. Server-defined URL for the resource. |
| `selfLinkWithId` | `string` Output only. Server-defined URL for this resource's resource id. |

| ## Methods ||
|---|---|
| ### `https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups/delete` | Deletes the specified SnapshotGroup resource |
| ### `https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups/get` | returns the specified SnapshotGroup resource. |
| ### `https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups/getIamPolicy` | Gets the access control policy for a resource. |
| ### `https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups/insert` | Creates a snapshot group in the specified project using the data included in the request. |
| ### `https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups/list` | retrieves the list of SnapshotGroup resources contained within the specified project. |
| ### `https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups/setIamPolicy` | Sets the access control policy on the specified resource. |
| ### `https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/beta/snapshotGroups/testIamPermissions` | Returns permissions that a caller has on the specified resource. |