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# kosli assert snapshot

> Assert the compliance status of an environment in Kosli.

## Synopsis

```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli assert snapshot ENVIRONMENT-NAME-OR-EXPRESSION [flags]
```

Assert the compliance status of an environment in Kosli.
Exits with non-zero code if the environment has a non-compliant status.
The expected argument is an expression to specify the specific environment snapshot to assert.
It has the format `ENVIRONMENT_NAME`\[SEPARATOR]\[SNAPSHOT\_REFERENCE]

Separators can be:

* '#' to specify a specific snapshot number for the environment that is being asserted.
* '\~' to get N-th behind the latest snapshot.

Examples of valid expressions are:

* prod (latest snapshot of prod)
* prod#10 (snapshot number 10 of prod)
* prod\~2 (third latest snapshot of prod)

## Flags

| Flag | Type | Description |
| :- | :- | :- |
| `-D`, `--dry-run` | bool | \[optional] Run in dry-run mode. When enabled, no data is sent to Kosli and the CLI exits with 0 exit code regardless of any errors. |
| `-h`, `--help` | bool | help for snapshot |

## Flags inherited from parent commands

| Flag | Type | Description |
| :- | :- | :- |
| `-a`, `--api-token` | string | The Kosli API token. |
| `-c`, `--config-file` | string | \[optional] The Kosli config file path. Config is read from this path or the default only, never implicitly from the current directory. (default "\$HOME/.kosli.yml") |
| `--debug` | bool | \[optional] Print debug logs to stdout. |
| `-H`, `--host` | string | \[defaulted] The Kosli endpoint. (default "[https://app.kosli.com](https://app.kosli.com)") |
| `--http-proxy` | string | \[optional] The HTTP proxy URL including protocol and port number. e.g. `http://proxy-server-ip:proxy-port` |
| `-r`, `--max-api-retries` | int | \[defaulted] How many times should API calls be retried when the API host is not reachable. (default 3) |
| `--org` | string | The Kosli organization. |
| `-q`, `--quiet` | bool | \[optional] Suppress non-critical warning messages. Errors and normal output are not affected. If both `--quiet` and `--debug` are set, `--debug` wins. |

## Examples Use Cases

These examples all assume that the flags  `--api-token`, `--org`, `--host`, (and `--flow`, `--trail` when required), are [set/provided](/getting_started/install/#assigning-flags-via-environment-variables).

```shell theme={"theme":"dracula","languages":{"custom":["/languages/rego.json"]}}
kosli assert snapshot prod#5 \
	--api-token yourAPIToken \
	--org yourOrgName
```


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