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![Restore or delete a cluster backup](/documentation/cloud/restore-delete.png)
### Self-service backups
Alternatively, Qdrant offers a snapshot API which allows you to create a snapshot
of a specific collection or your entire cluster. For more information, see our
[snapshot documentation](/documentation/concepts/snapshots/).
### Backup considerations
Backups are incremental. For example, if you have two backups, backup number 2
contains only the data that changed since backup number 1. This reduces the
total cost of your backups.
You can create multiple backup schedules.
When you restore a snapshot, any changes made after the date of the snapshot
are lost.
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## Backups with a snapshot
Qdrant also offers a snapshot API which allows you to create a snapshot
of a specific collection or your entire cluster. For more information, see our
[snapshot documentation](/documentation/concepts/snapshots/).
Here is how you can snapshot and recover a collection:
1. Take a snapshot:
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3. Recover the snapshot:
- Call the [recover endpoint](../../concepts/snapshots/#recover-in-cluster-deployment). Set a location which points to the snapshot file (`file:///qdrant/snapshots/{collection_name}/{snapshot_file_name}`) for each host.
## Backup considerations
Backups are incremental. For example, if you have two backups, backup number 2
contains only the data that changed since backup number 1. This reduces the
total cost of your backups.
You can create multiple backup schedules.
When you restore a snapshot, any changes made after the date of the snapshot
are lost.