---
title: Create Url
url: https://docs.vultr.com/reference/vultr-cli/snapshot/create-url
description: Creates a snapshot in your Vultr account by importing a disk image from an external URL.
publish_date: 2025-09-14T03:08:58.071114Z
last_updated: 2025-11-07T17:52:00.007043Z
---

The `vultr-cli snapshot create-url` command creates a new snapshot from an image at a specified URL, importing external disk images to your Vultr account.

## Usage

```console
$ vultr-cli snapshot create-url [flags]
```

## Flags
| Shorthand | Long Version | Description |
|-----------|--------------|-------------|
| -d | --description | Set snapshot description (defaults to filename from request URL). |
| - | --uefi | Mark snapshot as UEFI. |
| -u | --url | Remote URL from where the snapshot will be downloaded. |