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# Snapshot a Segment

POST https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/{segment_id}/snapshots

Start a snapshot of the members of a segment. The API makes the snapshot in the background. Use Get Segment Snapshot to see its status. To snapshot an advanced segment, the account's plan must include advanced segmentation. If it does not, the API returns a 403 error. Other types of segment do not need advanced segmentation.

Reference: https://mailchimp.com/developer/marketing/api/segments/create-segment-snapshot

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Authorization using a Mailchimp API key (a.k.a. Bearer token)
- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Authorization using OAuth

## Request

### Path parameters

- `segment_id` (string, required) — The unique id for the segment.

## Response

### 200

The snapshot request that the API accepted.

- `id` (string, optional) — The unique ID of the snapshot.
- `status` (enum, optional) — The status of the snapshot.
  - Allowed values: `pending`, `running`, `completed`, `failed`, `canceled`

### 202

The API accepted the snapshot request.

- `id` (string, optional) — The unique ID of the snapshot.
- `status` (enum, optional) — The status of the snapshot.
  - Allowed values: `pending`, `running`, `completed`, `failed`, `canceled`

## Examples

### Example 1

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "b1b49562-5a44-4ebd-822c-5e215f66f679",
  "status": "pending"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

### Example 2

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "b1b49562-5a44-4ebd-822c-5e215f66f679",
  "status": "pending"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.mailchimp.com/3.0/segments/segment_id/snapshots")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```