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Create Snapshot from a Volume

An MCP tool from the DigitalOcean API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create Snapshot from a Volume To create a snapshot from a volume, sent a POST request to /v2/volumes/$VOLUME_ID/snapshots. [POST /v2/volumes/{volume_id}/snapshots]

Name on the gateway: digitalocean_api__volume_snapshots_create · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
volume_id requiredstringThe ID of the block storage volume.
name requiredstringA human-readable name for the volume snapshot.
tagsarrayA flat array of tag names as strings to be applied to the resource. Tag names…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "digitalocean_api__volume_snapshots_create",
  "arguments": {
    "volume_id": "…",
    "name": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the DigitalOcean API server directly, which lists 874 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-digitalocean-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/digitalocean-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the create snapshot from a volume tool with volume_id set to ….

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