# Snapshot policy object

```json metadata
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  "title": "Snapshot policy object",
  "description": "Documents the snapshot_policy object used with Redis Software REST API calls.",
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,
  "codeExamples": []
}
```
| Name | Type/Value | Description |
|------|------------|-------------|
| secs   | integer | Interval in seconds between snapshots |
| writes | integer | Number of write changes required to trigger a snapshot |