# Snapshot Details

The Snapshot Details page displays comprehensive information about a specific configuration snapshot, including metadata and change detection results.

## Accessing Snapshot Details

To view snapshot details:

1. Navigate to the [Snapshots](https://docs.axilon.com/devops-desktop/resilience/operations/snapshots) page
2. Click the **Details** button on the right side of any snapshot row
3. The snapshot details page will open

## Snapshot Metadata

The top of the page displays key information about the snapshot:

* **Application**: The application type that was backed up
* **Configuration**: The configuration name used for this snapshot
* **Machine**: The machine where the snapshot was taken (with P for Primary or C for Clone badge)
* **Unarchived Size**: The size of the snapshot data before compression
* **Status**: Current status of the snapshot (Done, Cancelled, Failed, etc.)
* **Duration**: How long the snapshot took to complete
* **Created By**: The user who initiated the snapshot
* **Created At**: The date and time when the snapshot was created

## Changes Section

The Changes section displays the diff JSON generated by change detection scripts (if enabled for the configuration).

### When Change Detection is Enabled

If the configuration has "Run Change Detection" enabled, this section will display a JSON object showing the differences detected during the snapshot, typically structured with:

* `changes`: Top-level object containing diff information
  * `diffs`: Object containing categorized changes
    * Category names (e.g., `ProveIT`, `scripts`, `windows`)
      * `named_queries`, `scripts`, or other sub-categories
        * `added`: Array of items that were added
        * `deleted`: Array of items that were deleted
        * `modified`: Array of items that were modified

### When Change Detection is Not Enabled

If the configuration does not have change detection enabled, this section will display:

```
no changes to display
```

## Navigation

Click the **Back** button in the upper right corner to return to the Snapshots list.