Create a Snapshot

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A Snapshot represents a series of tests run at a point in time for all the pages and Test Profiles of your Site. This page explains how to run automated and manual Snapshots for a Site.

Automated Snapshots

Calibre can automatically create Snapshots at selected intervals. When you create a new Site, it will default to being tested every 6 hours. There are several options of creating automated Snapshots:

• Creating a Site with a selected, automated testing schedule
• Using the APIs or command line interface

You can change the testing schedule at any time on the Site → Synthetic → Settings → Agent Settings page.

Manual Snapshots

There might be times when you want to create a Snapshot manually. It’s possible to create a manual Snapshot directly in Calibre’s interface or by creating a Single Page Test with the CLI or Node.js API.

To create a manual Snapshot without the use of the APIs:

1. Visit the Snapshots page, then press the Take Snapshot button.
2. The status will automatically update to reflect the progress of the test.