---
title: "Create snapshot"
slug: "media-livestation-snapshot-snapshotcreate"
tags: ["Live Station", "Snapshot"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:12:40Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:12:40Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/media-livestation-snapshot-snapshotcreate"
---

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# Create snapshot

Available in Classic and VPC

Create a snapshot to create a short clip of a live channel that is streaming. You can only create a snapshot when the channel is recording. When creating a snapshot, note the following:

- Snapshots can be created only after 100 ms or more of recording time has accumulated.
- You can create up to 4 hours of recording time from the start to the end of the recording.
  - If the recording time exceeds 4 hours, the last 4 hours are supported.
- When recording is restarted, the existing snapshot point in time is also reset.
- Multiple snapshots can be created based on the requested point.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| POST | /api/v2/channels/{channelId}/snapshot |

### Request headers

For information about the headers common to all Live Station APIs, see [Live Station request headers](/docs/en/media-livestation#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request path parameters

You can use the following path parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `channelId` | String | Required | Channel ID - See [Get channel list](/docs/en/media-livestation-channel-channellist). - Must be a currently recording channel. |

### Request query parameters

You can use the following query parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limitedDuration` | Integer | Optional | Snapshot creation time (minute) - 1-240 - Playback time to be counted backward from the current point in time and stored. - If not entered, save the entire time from the start of the broadcast to the present (up to 4 hours). - Example: When requesting `limitedDuration=1` at broadcast 01:00:00, create a snapshot between 00:59:00 and 01:00:00. |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
curl --location --request POST 'https://livestation.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v2/channels/ls-20250814******-zTwK2/snapshot?limitedDuration=8' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}' \
--header 'x-ncp-region_code: KR' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `content` | Object | - | Response result |
| `content.channelId` | String | - | Channel ID |
| `content.channelStatus` | String | - | Channel status - `CREATING` \| `READY` \| `PUBLISHING` \| `DELETED` \| `BLOCK` \| `FORCE_BLOCK` \| `FORCE_DELETED` - `CREATING`: Creating - `READY`: Ready - `PUBLISHING`: Streaming - `DELETED`: Deleted - `BLOCK`: Stopped - `FORCE_BLOCK`: Force stopped - `FORCE_DELETED`: Unavailable |
| `content.snapshot` | Object | - | Snapshot information |
| `content.snapshot.snapshotId` | Integer | - | Snapshot ID - Required when querying the snapshot later |
| `content.snapshot.snapshotUrl` | String | - | Snapshot playback URL - Valid for 1 hour from creation (can't be viewed after expiration) |
| `content.snapshot.createdTime` | Integer | - | Snapshot creation date and time (millisecond) - Unix timestamp format |
| `content.snapshot.expireTime` | Integer | - | Snapshot expiration date and time (millisecond) - Unix timestamp format |
| `content.snapshot.duration` | Integer | - | Snapshot request time (minute) - Displayed if `limitedDuration` is set |

### Response status codes

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all Live Station APIs, see [Live Station response status codes](/docs/en/media-livestation#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C).

### Response example

The response example is as follows:

```
{
    "content": {
        "channelId": "ls-20250814******-zTwK2",
        "channelStatus": "PUBLISHING",
        "snapshot": {
            "snapshotId": 7526,
            "snapshotUrl": "https://*************.edge.naverncp.com/dvr/snapshot/1755508932161/als-nmssenc02/l6f07uzuaex2hriziguozw291avx4xqfrf6k/480p-16-9/7526-1755505332161.m3u8",
            "createdTime": 1755505332161,
            "expireTime": 1755508932161,
            "duration": 8
        }
    }
}
```