diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/README.md b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
index 31ac2741..31724c4c 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/README.md
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ Note:
 - [Download Queue List](#download-queue-list-view)
 - [Download Queue Single](#download-queue-item-view)
 
+**Snapshot management**
+- [Snapshot List](#snapshot-list-view)
+- [Snapshot Single](#snapshot-item-view)
+
 **Additional**
 - [Login](#login-view)
 - [Task](#task-view) WIP
@@ -207,6 +211,48 @@ Add to queue previously ignored video:
 DELETE /api/download/\<video_id>/  
 Forget or delete from download queue
 
+## Snapshot List View
+GET /api/snapshot/  
+Return snapshot config and a list of available snapshots.
+
+```json
+{
+    "next_exec": epoch,
+    "next_exec_str": "date_str",
+    "expire_after": "30d",
+    "snapshots": []
+}
+```
+
+POST /api/snapshot/  
+Create new snapshot now, will return immediatly, task will run async in the background, will return snapshot name: 
+```json
+{
+    "snapshot_name": "ta_daily_<random-id>
+}
+```
+
+## Snapshot Item View
+GET /api/snapshot/\<snapshot-id>/  
+Return metadata of a single snapshot
+```json
+{
+    "id": "ta_daily_<random-id>,
+    "state": "SUCCESS",
+    "es_version": "0.0.0",
+    "start_date": "date_str",
+    "end_date": "date_str",
+    "end_stamp": epoch,
+    "duration_s": 0
+}
+```
+
+GET /api/snapshot/\<snapshot-id>/  
+Restore this snapshot
+
+DELETE /api/snapshot/\<snapshot-id>/  
+Remove this snapshot from index
+
 ## Login View
 Return token and user ID for username and password:  
 POST /api/login
diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/urls.py b/tubearchivist/api/urls.py
index 34633443..e84ec052 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/urls.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/urls.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from api.views import (
     PlaylistApiVideoView,
     PlaylistApiView,
     SearchView,
+    SnapshotApiListView,
+    SnapshotApiView,
     TaskApiView,
     VideoApiListView,
     VideoApiView,
@@ -89,6 +91,16 @@ urlpatterns = [
         TaskApiView.as_view(),
         name="api-task",
     ),
+    path(
+        "snapshot/",
+        SnapshotApiListView.as_view(),
+        name="api-snapshot-list",
+    ),
+    path(
+        "snapshot/<slug:snapshot_id>/",
+        SnapshotApiView.as_view(),
+        name="api-snapshot",
+    ),
     path(
         "cookie/",
         CookieView.as_view(),
diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index 70d2485e..2574db65 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from api.src.task_processor import TaskHandler
 from home.src.download.queue import PendingInteract
 from home.src.download.yt_dlp_base import CookieHandler
 from home.src.es.connect import ElasticWrap
+from home.src.es.snapshot import ElasticSnapshot
 from home.src.frontend.searching import SearchForm
 from home.src.index.generic import Pagination
 from home.src.index.video import SponsorBlock
@@ -485,6 +486,70 @@ class TaskApiView(ApiBaseView):
         return Response(response)
 
 
+class SnapshotApiListView(ApiBaseView):
+    """resolves to /api/snapshot/
+    GET: returns snashot config plus list of existing snapshots
+    POST: take snapshot now
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get(request):
+        """handle get request"""
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        snapshots = ElasticSnapshot().get_snapshot_stats()
+
+        return Response(snapshots)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def post(request):
+        """take snapshot now with post request"""
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        response = ElasticSnapshot().take_snapshot_now()
+
+        return Response(response)
+
+
+class SnapshotApiView(ApiBaseView):
+    """resolves to /api/snapshot/<snapshot-id>/
+    GET: return a single snapshot
+    POST: restore snapshot
+    DELETE: delete a snapshot
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get(request, snapshot_id):
+        """handle get request"""
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        snapshot = ElasticSnapshot().get_single_snapshot(snapshot_id)
+
+        if not snapshot:
+            return Response({"message": "snapshot not found"}, status=404)
+
+        return Response(snapshot)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def post(request, snapshot_id):
+        """restore snapshot with post request"""
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        response = ElasticSnapshot().restore_all(snapshot_id)
+        if not response:
+            message = {"message": "failed to restore snapshot"}
+            return Response(message, status=400)
+
+        return Response(response)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def delete(request, snapshot_id):
+        """delete snapshot from index"""
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        response = ElasticSnapshot().delete_single_snapshot(snapshot_id)
+        if not response:
+            message = {"message": "failed to delete snapshot"}
+            return Response(message, status=400)
+
+        return Response(response)
+
+
 class CookieView(ApiBaseView):
     """resolves to /api/cookie/
     GET: check if cookie is enabled