diff --git a/dump/src/lib.rs b/dump/src/lib.rs
index 4dbc82da4..567043a57 100644
--- a/dump/src/lib.rs
+++ b/dump/src/lib.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ pub enum KindDump {
         keys: Vec<Key>,
         instance_uid: Option<InstanceUid>,
     },
-    Snapshot,
+    SnapshotCreation,
 }
 
 impl From<Task> for TaskDump {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl From<KindWithContent> for KindDump {
             KindWithContent::DumpCreation { dump_uid, keys, instance_uid } => {
                 KindDump::DumpCreation { dump_uid, keys, instance_uid }
             }
-            KindWithContent::Snapshot => KindDump::Snapshot,
+            KindWithContent::SnapshotCreation => KindDump::SnapshotCreation,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/autobatcher.rs b/index-scheduler/src/autobatcher.rs
index 4d15992ab..7b849efb0 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/autobatcher.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/autobatcher.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl From<KindWithContent> for AutobatchKind {
             KindWithContent::TaskCancelation { .. }
             | KindWithContent::TaskDeletion { .. }
             | KindWithContent::DumpCreation { .. }
-            | KindWithContent::Snapshot => {
+            | KindWithContent::SnapshotCreation => {
                 panic!("The autobatcher should never be called with tasks that don't apply to an index.")
             }
         }
diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs b/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
index f94299769..e7f8e5861 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ use crate::{Error, IndexScheduler, Query, Result, TaskId};
 pub(crate) enum Batch {
     TaskCancelation(Task),
     TaskDeletion(Task),
-    Snapshot(Vec<Task>),
+    SnapshotCreation(Vec<Task>),
     Dump(Task),
     IndexOperation { op: IndexOperation, must_create_index: bool },
     IndexCreation { index_uid: String, primary_key: Option<String>, task: Task },
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl Batch {
             | Batch::Dump(task)
             | Batch::IndexCreation { task, .. }
             | Batch::IndexUpdate { task, .. } => vec![task.uid],
-            Batch::Snapshot(tasks) | Batch::IndexDeletion { tasks, .. } => {
+            Batch::SnapshotCreation(tasks) | Batch::IndexDeletion { tasks, .. } => {
                 tasks.iter().map(|task| task.uid).collect()
             }
             Batch::IndexOperation { op, .. } => match op {
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
         }
 
         // 3. we batch the snapshot.
-        let to_snapshot = self.get_kind(rtxn, Kind::Snapshot)? & enqueued;
+        let to_snapshot = self.get_kind(rtxn, Kind::SnapshotCreation)? & enqueued;
         if !to_snapshot.is_empty() {
-            return Ok(Some(Batch::Snapshot(self.get_existing_tasks(rtxn, to_snapshot)?)));
+            return Ok(Some(Batch::SnapshotCreation(self.get_existing_tasks(rtxn, to_snapshot)?)));
         }
 
         // 4. we batch the dumps.
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                 wtxn.commit()?;
                 Ok(vec![task])
             }
-            Batch::Snapshot(_) => todo!(),
+            Batch::SnapshotCreation(_) => todo!(),
             Batch::Dump(mut task) => {
                 let started_at = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
                 let (keys, instance_uid, dump_uid) =
diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
index d292802b9..05fb59385 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/lib.rs
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                 KindDump::DumpCreation { dump_uid, keys, instance_uid } => {
                     KindWithContent::DumpCreation { dump_uid, keys, instance_uid }
                 }
-                KindDump::Snapshot => KindWithContent::Snapshot,
+                KindDump::SnapshotCreation => KindWithContent::SnapshotCreation,
             },
         };
 
diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/utils.rs b/index-scheduler/src/utils.rs
index faf7e0e04..60889396d 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/utils.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/utils.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub fn swap_index_uid_in_task(task: &mut Task, swap: (&str, &str)) {
         K::TaskCancelation { .. }
         | K::TaskDeletion { .. }
         | K::DumpCreation { .. }
-        | K::Snapshot => {}
+        | K::SnapshotCreation => (),
     };
     if let Some(Details::IndexSwap { swaps }) = &mut task.details {
         for (lhs, rhs) in swaps.iter_mut() {
diff --git a/meilisearch-types/src/tasks.rs b/meilisearch-types/src/tasks.rs
index 2beb25a06..62f4f573e 100644
--- a/meilisearch-types/src/tasks.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-types/src/tasks.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl Task {
 
         match &self.kind {
             DumpCreation { .. }
-            | Snapshot
+            | SnapshotCreation
             | TaskCancelation { .. }
             | TaskDeletion { .. }
             | IndexSwap { .. } => None,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl Task {
             | KindWithContent::TaskCancelation { .. }
             | KindWithContent::TaskDeletion { .. }
             | KindWithContent::DumpCreation { .. }
-            | KindWithContent::Snapshot => None,
+            | KindWithContent::SnapshotCreation => None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub enum KindWithContent {
         keys: Vec<Key>,
         instance_uid: Option<InstanceUid>,
     },
-    Snapshot,
+    SnapshotCreation,
 }
 
 impl KindWithContent {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl KindWithContent {
             KindWithContent::TaskCancelation { .. } => Kind::TaskCancelation,
             KindWithContent::TaskDeletion { .. } => Kind::TaskDeletion,
             KindWithContent::DumpCreation { .. } => Kind::DumpCreation,
-            KindWithContent::Snapshot => Kind::Snapshot,
+            KindWithContent::SnapshotCreation => Kind::SnapshotCreation,
         }
     }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@ impl KindWithContent {
         use KindWithContent::*;
 
         match self {
-            DumpCreation { .. } | Snapshot | TaskCancelation { .. } | TaskDeletion { .. } => vec![],
+            DumpCreation { .. }
+            | SnapshotCreation
+            | TaskCancelation { .. }
+            | TaskDeletion { .. } => vec![],
             DocumentAdditionOrUpdate { index_uid, .. }
             | DocumentDeletion { index_uid, .. }
             | DocumentClear { index_uid }
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ impl KindWithContent {
                 original_query: query.clone(),
             }),
             KindWithContent::DumpCreation { .. } => None,
-            KindWithContent::Snapshot => None,
+            KindWithContent::SnapshotCreation => None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ impl KindWithContent {
                 original_query: query.clone(),
             }),
             KindWithContent::DumpCreation { .. } => None,
-            KindWithContent::Snapshot => None,
+            KindWithContent::SnapshotCreation => None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -301,7 +304,7 @@ impl From<&KindWithContent> for Option<Details> {
             KindWithContent::DumpCreation { dump_uid, .. } => {
                 Some(Details::Dump { dump_uid: dump_uid.clone() })
             }
-            KindWithContent::Snapshot => None,
+            KindWithContent::SnapshotCreation => None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -371,7 +374,7 @@ pub enum Kind {
     TaskCancelation,
     TaskDeletion,
     DumpCreation,
-    Snapshot,
+    SnapshotCreation,
 }
 
 impl FromStr for Kind {
@@ -396,6 +399,8 @@ impl FromStr for Kind {
             Ok(Kind::TaskDeletion)
         } else if kind.eq_ignore_ascii_case("dumpCreation") {
             Ok(Kind::DumpCreation)
+        } else if kind.eq_ignore_ascii_case("snapshotCreation") {
+            Ok(Kind::SnapshotCreation)
         } else {
             Err(ResponseError::from_msg(
                 format!(