Save a protocol snapshot with the FLOW CLI

The FLOW CLI provides a command to save the latest finalized protocol state snapshot

flow snapshot save <output path>

Example Usage

flow snapshot save  /tmp/snapshot.json --network testnet

Example response

snapshot saved: /tmp/snapshot.json

Arguments

Output Path

• Name: output path
• Valid Input: any valid string path

Output path where the protocol snapshot JSON file will be saved.

Flags

Host

• Flag: --host
• Valid inputs: an IP address or hostname.
• Default: 127.0.0.1:3569 (Flow Emulator)

Specify the hostname of the Access API that will be used to execute the commands.

Network Key

• Flag: --network-key
• Valid inputs: A valid network public key of the host in hex string format

Specify the network public key of the Access API that will be used to create a secure GRPC client when executing the command.

Network

• Flag: --network
• Short Flag: -n
• Valid inputs: the name of a network defined in the configuration (flow.json)
• Default: emulator

Specify which network you want the command to use for execution.

Filter

• Flag: --filter
• Short Flag: -x
• Valid inputs: case-sensitive name of the result property.

Specify any property name from the result you want to return as the only value.

Output

• Flag: --output
• Short Flag: -o
• Valid inputs: json, inline

Specify in which format you want to display the result.