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azlin snapshot list

List all snapshots for a VM sorted by creation time.

Usage

azlin snapshot list VM_NAME [OPTIONS]

Options

Option Description
--resource-group, --rg TEXT Azure resource group
-h, --help Show help message

Examples

List Snapshots

azlin snapshot list my-dev-vm

Output: 

Snapshots for my-dev-vm:

Name                                    Size    Created              Age
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
my-dev-vm-snapshot-20251124-143022      30 GB   2025-11-24 14:30:22  1 hour
my-dev-vm-snapshot-20251124-020000      30 GB   2025-11-24 02:00:00  12 hours
my-dev-vm-snapshot-20251123-020000      30 GB   2025-11-23 02:00:00  1 day
my-dev-vm-snapshot-20251122-020000      30 GB   2025-11-22 02:00:00  2 days
my-dev-vm-snapshot-20251121-020000      30 GB   2025-11-21 02:00:00  3 days

Total: 5 snapshots
Storage cost: ~$7.50/month ($0.25/day)

Find Specific Snapshot

# List and grep for date
azlin snapshot list my-vm | grep 2025-11-24

Get Snapshot Names Only

# For scripting
azlin snapshot list my-vm --format names

Common Use Cases

Check Available Restore Points

# See what snapshots exist before restore
azlin snapshot list production-vm

# Pick one to restore
azlin snapshot restore production-vm {snapshot-name}

Audit Backup Status

# Check all VMs have recent snapshots
for vm in $(azlin list --format names); do
    echo "=== $vm ==="
    azlin snapshot list $vm | head -3
done

Cleanup Old Snapshots

# List snapshots
azlin snapshot list my-vm

# Delete old ones
azlin snapshot delete my-vm-snapshot-20251001-020000