> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.continuouslabs.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get Simulation Snapshot > Returns a Snapshot. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi/simulation.yaml get /v1/simulation-snapshots/{id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: description: >- Build Simulators from OpenAPI, WSDL or GraphQL documents, create Simulations from them, and build Worlds that run Simulations together. Authenticate every request with an API key sent as a Bearer token. title: Continuous Simulation API version: v1 servers: - description: Continuous production API. url: https://api.continuouslabs.ai security: [] tags: - description: >- Build Simulators from OpenAPI, WSDL or GraphQL documents, check or cancel a build, clone Simulators into other workspaces, and rename and delete Simulators. name: simulators x-group: Simulators - description: >- Create Simulations from ready Simulators or Snapshots, then rename, stop, start, and delete them. name: simulations x-group: Simulations - description: >- Save a running Simulation's state as a Snapshot, create Simulations from it, and rename and delete it. name: simulation-snapshots x-group: Simulation Snapshots - description: >- Build Worlds from one or more Simulators, rename them, and start or stop their Simulations together. name: worlds x-group: Worlds - description: >- Store connections to real systems: a base URL, the header that carries the credential, and its value. The API never returns a value. name: credentials x-group: Credentials paths: /v1/simulation-snapshots/{id}: get: tags: - simulation-snapshots summary: Get Simulation Snapshot description: Returns a Snapshot. operationId: get-simulation-snapshot parameters: - description: Snapshot ID. in: path name: id required: true schema: pattern: ^sns_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ type: string responses: '200': content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimulationSnapshot' description: OK '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '404': content: application/problem+json: examples: snapshot_not_found: $ref: '#/components/examples/snapshot_not_found' schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' description: Not Found '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError' '503': content: application/problem+json: examples: auth_provider_unavailable: $ref: '#/components/examples/auth_provider_unavailable' internal_unavailable: $ref: '#/components/examples/internal_unavailable' schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' description: Service Unavailable security: - apiKeyAuth: [] components: schemas: SimulationSnapshot: additionalProperties: false examples: - at_step: 42 created_at: '2026-01-15T12:00:00Z' current_time: '2024-01-03T00:00:00Z' id: sns_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4VC name: before-refund simulation_id: sim_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V8 simulator_id: smr_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4V5 start_time: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z' properties: at_step: description: >- Completed step the Snapshot saved, or null for the state that was latest when it was saved. format: int64 type: - integer - 'null' created_at: description: Snapshot creation time. format: date-time type: string current_time: description: >- Simulated time of the saved state, where a Simulation created from the Snapshot starts. format: date-time type: string id: description: Snapshot ID. pattern: ^sns_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ type: string name: description: Snapshot name. The ID is its identity, and names need not be unique. maxLength: 128 type: string simulation_id: description: >- ID of the Simulation the Snapshot saved, or null once that Simulation is deleted. pattern: ^sim_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ type: - string - 'null' simulator_id: description: >- ID of the Simulator a Simulation created from the Snapshot runs, at the digest its source pinned. pattern: ^smr_[0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{26}$ type: string start_time: description: Initial simulated time of a Simulation created from the Snapshot. format: date-time type: string required: - id - name - simulation_id - simulator_id - at_step - start_time - current_time - created_at type: object Error: additionalProperties: false properties: code: description: Stable machine-readable error code. minLength: 1 type: string detail: description: Safe human-readable error detail. minLength: 1 type: string validation: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpecificationValidation' description: >- Safe specification diagnostics for a rejected build request, when available. required: - validation - code - detail type: object SpecificationValidation: additionalProperties: false properties: issues: description: Specification validation problems. At most 20 are returned. items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpecificationIssue' maxItems: 20 type: array required: - issues type: - object - 'null' SpecificationIssue: additionalProperties: false properties: code: description: Stable validation rule code. type: string kind: description: >- Whether the input is invalid, unsupported, incomplete, or has no specific diagnosis. enum: - invalid - unsupported - incomplete - unknown type: string location: description: Readable endpoint or field affected by this issue. maxLength: 512 type: string message: description: What needs attention at this location. type: string operation: description: >- Affected operation ID or method and path, when available. Empty for document-level issues. maxLength: 243 type: string suggestion: description: How to correct or address the problem. type: string required: - code - operation - location - kind - message - suggestion type: object responses: Unauthorized: content: application/problem+json: examples: auth_invalid: $ref: '#/components/examples/auth_invalid' auth_missing: $ref: '#/components/examples/auth_missing' schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' description: Unauthorized InternalServerError: content: application/problem+json: examples: internal: $ref: '#/components/examples/internal' schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' description: Internal Server Error examples: snapshot_not_found: value: code: snapshot_not_found detail: No Snapshot was found with ID "sns_01J8Z5X4K7M2N9P0Q1R2S3T4VC". validation: null auth_provider_unavailable: value: code: auth_provider_unavailable detail: >- The authentication provider is unavailable. Retry the request after a short delay. validation: null internal_unavailable: value: code: internal_unavailable detail: >- The service is temporarily unavailable. Retry the request after a short delay. validation: null auth_invalid: value: code: auth_invalid detail: The authentication credential is invalid. validation: null auth_missing: value: code: auth_invalid detail: Authentication credentials are required. validation: null internal: value: code: internal detail: The server encountered an unexpected error. validation: null securitySchemes: apiKeyAuth: bearerFormat: Continuous API key description: >- Use a Continuous API key. Send it in the Authorization header as a Bearer token. scheme: bearer type: http ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.