diff --git a/meilisearch-auth/src/store.rs b/meilisearch-auth/src/store.rs
index e6e30d18d..28ec8b5e4 100644
--- a/meilisearch-auth/src/store.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-auth/src/store.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ impl HeedAuthStore {
                 Action::DumpsAll => {
                     actions.insert(Action::DumpsCreate);
                 }
+                Action::SnapshotsAll => {
+                    actions.insert(Action::SnapshotsCreate);
+                }
                 Action::TasksAll => {
                     actions.extend([Action::TasksGet, Action::TasksDelete, Action::TasksCancel]);
                 }
diff --git a/meilisearch-types/src/keys.rs b/meilisearch-types/src/keys.rs
index cfeb3aa8f..f7d80bbcb 100644
--- a/meilisearch-types/src/keys.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-types/src/keys.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ pub enum Action {
     #[serde(rename = "dumps.create")]
     #[deserr(rename = "dumps.create")]
     DumpsCreate,
+    #[serde(rename = "snapshots.*")]
+    #[deserr(rename = "snapshots.*")]
+    SnapshotsAll,
+    #[serde(rename = "snapshots.create")]
+    #[deserr(rename = "snapshots.create")]
+    SnapshotsCreate,
     #[serde(rename = "version")]
     #[deserr(rename = "version")]
     Version,
@@ -309,6 +315,7 @@ impl Action {
             METRICS_GET => Some(Self::MetricsGet),
             DUMPS_ALL => Some(Self::DumpsAll),
             DUMPS_CREATE => Some(Self::DumpsCreate),
+            SNAPSHOTS_CREATE => Some(Self::SnapshotsCreate),
             VERSION => Some(Self::Version),
             KEYS_CREATE => Some(Self::KeysAdd),
             KEYS_GET => Some(Self::KeysGet),
@@ -353,6 +360,7 @@ pub mod actions {
     pub const METRICS_GET: u8 = MetricsGet.repr();
     pub const DUMPS_ALL: u8 = DumpsAll.repr();
     pub const DUMPS_CREATE: u8 = DumpsCreate.repr();
+    pub const SNAPSHOTS_CREATE: u8 = SnapshotsCreate.repr();
     pub const VERSION: u8 = Version.repr();
     pub const KEYS_CREATE: u8 = KeysAdd.repr();
     pub const KEYS_GET: u8 = KeysGet.repr();
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/routes/mod.rs b/meilisearch/src/routes/mod.rs
index 69bc44160..0e5623b09 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub mod features;
 pub mod indexes;
 mod metrics;
 mod multi_search;
+mod snapshot;
 mod swap_indexes;
 pub mod tasks;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ pub fn configure(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
         .service(web::resource("/health").route(web::get().to(get_health)))
         .service(web::scope("/keys").configure(api_key::configure))
         .service(web::scope("/dumps").configure(dump::configure))
+        .service(web::scope("/snapshots").configure(snapshot::configure))
         .service(web::resource("/stats").route(web::get().to(get_stats)))
         .service(web::resource("/version").route(web::get().to(get_version)))
         .service(web::scope("/indexes").configure(indexes::configure))
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/routes/snapshot.rs b/meilisearch/src/routes/snapshot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fa22658a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meilisearch/src/routes/snapshot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use actix_web::web::Data;
+use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
+use index_scheduler::IndexScheduler;
+use log::debug;
+use meilisearch_types::error::ResponseError;
+use meilisearch_types::tasks::KindWithContent;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+use crate::analytics::Analytics;
+use crate::extractors::authentication::policies::*;
+use crate::extractors::authentication::GuardedData;
+use crate::extractors::sequential_extractor::SeqHandler;
+use crate::routes::SummarizedTaskView;
+
+pub fn configure(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
+    cfg.service(web::resource("").route(web::post().to(SeqHandler(create_snapshot))));
+}
+
+pub async fn create_snapshot(
+    index_scheduler: GuardedData<ActionPolicy<{ actions::SNAPSHOTS_CREATE }>, Data<IndexScheduler>>,
+    req: HttpRequest,
+    analytics: web::Data<dyn Analytics>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
+    analytics.publish("Snapshot Created".to_string(), json!({}), Some(&req));
+
+    let task = KindWithContent::SnapshotCreation;
+    let task: SummarizedTaskView =
+        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || index_scheduler.register(task)).await??.into();
+
+    debug!("returns: {:?}", task);
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Accepted().json(task))
+}
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/auth/api_keys.rs b/meilisearch/tests/auth/api_keys.rs
index a356a4dd6..253929428 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/auth/api_keys.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/auth/api_keys.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use std::{thread, time};
 
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
-
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn add_valid_api_key() {
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ async fn add_valid_api_key_null_description() {
     server.use_api_key("MASTER_KEY");
 
     let content = json!({
-        "description": Value::Null,
+        "description": json!(null),
         "indexes": ["products"],
         "actions": ["documents.add"],
         "expiresAt": "2050-11-13T00:00:00"
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ async fn error_add_api_key_invalid_index_uids() {
     server.use_api_key("MASTER_KEY");
 
     let content = json!({
-        "description": Value::Null,
+        "description": json!(null),
         "indexes": ["invalid index # / \\name with spaces"],
         "actions": [
             "documents.add"
@@ -422,7 +421,7 @@ async fn error_add_api_key_invalid_parameters_actions() {
     meili_snap::snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
     meili_snap::snapshot!(meili_snap::json_string!(response, { ".createdAt" => "[ignored]", ".updatedAt" => "[ignored]" }), @r###"
     {
-      "message": "Unknown value `doc.add` at `.actions[0]`: expected one of `*`, `search`, `documents.*`, `documents.add`, `documents.get`, `documents.delete`, `indexes.*`, `indexes.create`, `indexes.get`, `indexes.update`, `indexes.delete`, `indexes.swap`, `tasks.*`, `tasks.cancel`, `tasks.delete`, `tasks.get`, `settings.*`, `settings.get`, `settings.update`, `stats.*`, `stats.get`, `metrics.*`, `metrics.get`, `dumps.*`, `dumps.create`, `version`, `keys.create`, `keys.get`, `keys.update`, `keys.delete`, `experimental.get`, `experimental.update`",
+      "message": "Unknown value `doc.add` at `.actions[0]`: expected one of `*`, `search`, `documents.*`, `documents.add`, `documents.get`, `documents.delete`, `indexes.*`, `indexes.create`, `indexes.get`, `indexes.update`, `indexes.delete`, `indexes.swap`, `tasks.*`, `tasks.cancel`, `tasks.delete`, `tasks.get`, `settings.*`, `settings.get`, `settings.update`, `stats.*`, `stats.get`, `metrics.*`, `metrics.get`, `dumps.*`, `dumps.create`, `snapshots.*`, `snapshots.create`, `version`, `keys.create`, `keys.get`, `keys.update`, `keys.delete`, `experimental.get`, `experimental.update`",
       "code": "invalid_api_key_actions",
       "type": "invalid_request",
       "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_api_key_actions"
@@ -507,7 +506,7 @@ async fn error_add_api_key_invalid_parameters_uid() {
 async fn error_add_api_key_parameters_uid_already_exist() {
     let mut server = Server::new_auth().await;
     server.use_api_key("MASTER_KEY");
-    let content = json!({
+    let content: Value = json!({
         "uid": "4bc0887a-0e41-4f3b-935d-0c451dcee9c8",
         "indexes": ["products"],
         "actions": ["search"],
@@ -1146,7 +1145,7 @@ async fn patch_api_key_description() {
     meili_snap::snapshot!(code, @"200 OK");
 
     // Remove the description
-    let content = json!({ "description": serde_json::Value::Null });
+    let content = json!({ "description": null });
 
     let (response, code) = server.patch_api_key(&uid, content).await;
     meili_snap::snapshot!(meili_snap::json_string!(response, { ".createdAt" => "[ignored]", ".updatedAt" => "[ignored]", ".uid" => "[ignored]", ".key" => "[ignored]" }), @r###"
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/auth/authorization.rs b/meilisearch/tests/auth/authorization.rs
index 5af214e5f..883c23267 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/auth/authorization.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/auth/authorization.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use ::time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339;
 use maplit::{hashmap, hashset};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 pub static AUTHORIZATIONS: Lazy<HashMap<(&'static str, &'static str), HashSet<&'static str>>> =
     Lazy::new(|| {
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ pub static AUTHORIZATIONS: Lazy<HashMap<(&'static str, &'static str), HashSet<&'
             ("GET",     "/indexes/products/stats") =>                          hashset!{"stats.get", "stats.*", "*"},
             ("GET",     "/stats") =>                                           hashset!{"stats.get", "stats.*", "*"},
             ("POST",    "/dumps") =>                                           hashset!{"dumps.create", "dumps.*", "*"},
+            ("POST",    "/snapshots") =>                                       hashset!{"snapshots.create", "snapshots.*", "*"},
             ("GET",     "/version") =>                                         hashset!{"version", "*"},
             ("GET",     "/metrics") =>                                         hashset!{"metrics.get", "metrics.*", "*"},
             ("PATCH",   "/keys/mykey/") =>                                     hashset!{"keys.update", "*"},
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/auth/errors.rs b/meilisearch/tests/auth/errors.rs
index f81574abd..581243a0a 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/auth/errors.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/auth/errors.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use meili_snap::*;
-use serde_json::json;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn create_api_key_bad_description() {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ async fn create_api_key_bad_actions() {
     snapshot!(code, @"400 Bad Request");
     snapshot!(json_string!(response), @r###"
     {
-      "message": "Unknown value `doggo` at `.actions[0]`: expected one of `*`, `search`, `documents.*`, `documents.add`, `documents.get`, `documents.delete`, `indexes.*`, `indexes.create`, `indexes.get`, `indexes.update`, `indexes.delete`, `indexes.swap`, `tasks.*`, `tasks.cancel`, `tasks.delete`, `tasks.get`, `settings.*`, `settings.get`, `settings.update`, `stats.*`, `stats.get`, `metrics.*`, `metrics.get`, `dumps.*`, `dumps.create`, `version`, `keys.create`, `keys.get`, `keys.update`, `keys.delete`, `experimental.get`, `experimental.update`",
+      "message": "Unknown value `doggo` at `.actions[0]`: expected one of `*`, `search`, `documents.*`, `documents.add`, `documents.get`, `documents.delete`, `indexes.*`, `indexes.create`, `indexes.get`, `indexes.update`, `indexes.delete`, `indexes.swap`, `tasks.*`, `tasks.cancel`, `tasks.delete`, `tasks.get`, `settings.*`, `settings.get`, `settings.update`, `stats.*`, `stats.get`, `metrics.*`, `metrics.get`, `dumps.*`, `dumps.create`, `snapshots.*`, `snapshots.create`, `version`, `keys.create`, `keys.get`, `keys.update`, `keys.delete`, `experimental.get`, `experimental.update`",
       "code": "invalid_api_key_actions",
       "type": "invalid_request",
       "link": "https://docs.meilisearch.com/errors#invalid_api_key_actions"
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/auth/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/auth/mod.rs
index 2d88bf87e..781b2dcc0 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/auth/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/auth/mod.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ mod tenant_token;
 mod tenant_token_multi_search;
 
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 impl Server {
     pub fn use_api_key(&mut self, api_key: impl AsRef<str>) {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/auth/tenant_token.rs b/meilisearch/tests/auth/tenant_token.rs
index 3992a9aed..ba3b0b234 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/auth/tenant_token.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/auth/tenant_token.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use ::time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339;
 use maplit::hashmap;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 
 use super::authorization::{ALL_ACTIONS, AUTHORIZATIONS};
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 fn generate_tenant_token(
     parent_uid: impl AsRef<str>,
@@ -233,31 +233,31 @@ async fn search_authorized_simple_token() {
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"*": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"*": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"*": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["*"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"sales": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["sales"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["sa*"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
     ];
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ async fn error_search_token_forbidden_parent_key() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"*": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"*": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ async fn error_search_token_forbidden_parent_key() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -428,15 +428,15 @@ async fn error_search_forbidden_token() {
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"products": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"products": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"products": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["products"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null)
         },
         // expired token
         hashmap! {
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ async fn error_search_forbidden_token() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"*": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"*": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ async fn error_search_forbidden_token() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/auth/tenant_token_multi_search.rs b/meilisearch/tests/auth/tenant_token_multi_search.rs
index ef206ea3d..09b5dbbcc 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/auth/tenant_token_multi_search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/auth/tenant_token_multi_search.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use ::time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339;
 use maplit::hashmap;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime};
 
 use super::authorization::ALL_ACTIONS;
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 fn generate_tenant_token(
     parent_uid: impl AsRef<str>,
@@ -512,31 +512,31 @@ async fn single_search_authorized_simple_token() {
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"*": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"*": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"*": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["*"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"sales": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["sales"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["sa*"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
     ];
 
@@ -564,31 +564,31 @@ async fn multi_search_authorized_simple_token() {
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"*": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"*": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"*": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["*"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"sales": {}, "products": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null, "products": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null, "products": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["sales", "products"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["sa*", "pro*"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
     ];
 
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ async fn error_single_search_token_forbidden_parent_key() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"*": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"*": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ async fn error_single_search_token_forbidden_parent_key() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ async fn error_multi_search_token_forbidden_parent_key() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"*": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"*": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ async fn error_multi_search_token_forbidden_parent_key() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null, "products": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null, "products": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -919,15 +919,15 @@ async fn error_single_search_forbidden_token() {
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"products": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"products": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"products": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["products"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         // expired token
         hashmap! {
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ async fn error_single_search_forbidden_token() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"*": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"*": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ async fn error_single_search_forbidden_token() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -978,15 +978,15 @@ async fn error_multi_search_forbidden_token() {
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"products": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"products": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"products": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["products"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"sales": {}}),
@@ -998,15 +998,15 @@ async fn error_multi_search_forbidden_token() {
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!({"sales": {}}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null}),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null}),
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         hashmap! {
             "searchRules" => json!(["sales"]),
-            "exp" => Value::Null
+            "exp" => json!(null),
         },
         // expired token
         hashmap! {
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ async fn error_multi_search_forbidden_token() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"*": Value::Null}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"*": null}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ async fn error_multi_search_forbidden_token() {
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
-            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": Value::Null, "products": {}}),
+            "searchRules" => json!({"sales": null, "products": {}}),
             "exp" => json!((OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - Duration::hours(1)).unix_timestamp())
         },
         hashmap! {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/common/index.rs b/meilisearch/tests/common/index.rs
index 1bb4345e8..4992eeb13 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/common/index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/common/index.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ use std::panic::{catch_unwind, resume_unwind, UnwindSafe};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 use urlencoding::encode as urlencode;
 
 use super::encoder::Encoder;
 use super::service::Service;
+use super::Value;
+use crate::json;
 
 pub struct Index<'a> {
     pub uid: String,
@@ -242,7 +243,9 @@ impl Index<'_> {
 
     pub async fn delete_batch(&self, ids: Vec<u64>) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
         let url = format!("/indexes/{}/documents/delete-batch", urlencode(self.uid.as_ref()));
-        self.service.post_encoded(url, serde_json::to_value(&ids).unwrap(), self.encoder).await
+        self.service
+            .post_encoded(url, serde_json::to_value(&ids).unwrap().into(), self.encoder)
+            .await
     }
 
     pub async fn delete_batch_raw(&self, body: Value) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/common/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/common/mod.rs
index cb8f576ce..9ee9b755e 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,83 @@ pub mod index;
 pub mod server;
 pub mod service;
 
+use std::fmt::{self, Display};
+
 pub use index::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, GetDocumentOptions};
+use meili_snap::json_string;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub use server::{default_settings, Server};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Value(pub serde_json::Value);
+
+impl Value {
+    pub fn uid(&self) -> u64 {
+        if let Some(uid) = self["uid"].as_u64() {
+            uid
+        } else if let Some(uid) = self["taskUid"].as_u64() {
+            uid
+        } else {
+            panic!("Didn't find any task id in: {self}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<serde_json::Value> for Value {
+    fn from(value: serde_json::Value) -> Self {
+        Value(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Deref for Value {
+    type Target = serde_json::Value;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq<serde_json::Value> for Value {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &serde_json::Value) -> bool {
+        &self.0 == other
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq<Value> for serde_json::Value {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Value) -> bool {
+        self == &other.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq<&str> for Value {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &&str) -> bool {
+        self.0.eq(other)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Value {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{}",
+            json_string!(self, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".processedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]", ".duration" => "[duration]" })
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Vec<Value>> for Value {
+    fn from(value: Vec<Value>) -> Self {
+        Self(value.into_iter().map(|value| value.0).collect::<serde_json::Value>())
+    }
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! json {
+    ($($json:tt)+) => {
+        $crate::common::Value(serde_json::json!($($json)+))
+    };
+}
+
 /// Performs a search test on both post and get routes
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! test_post_get_search {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/common/server.rs b/meilisearch/tests/common/server.rs
index 40d8e8366..c5d2cd85c 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/common/server.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/common/server.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ use clap::Parser;
 use meilisearch::option::{IndexerOpts, MaxMemory, Opt};
 use meilisearch::{analytics, create_app, setup_meilisearch};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 
 use super::index::Index;
 use super::service::Service;
 use crate::common::encoder::Encoder;
+use crate::common::Value;
+use crate::json;
 
 pub struct Server {
     pub service: Service,
@@ -156,6 +157,10 @@ impl Server {
         self.service.post("/dumps", json!(null)).await
     }
 
+    pub async fn create_snapshot(&self) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
+        self.service.post("/snapshots", json!(null)).await
+    }
+
     pub async fn index_swap(&self, value: Value) -> (Value, StatusCode) {
         self.service.post("/swap-indexes", value).await
     }
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/common/service.rs b/meilisearch/tests/common/service.rs
index 2ff474157..078ddb6e5 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/common/service.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/common/service.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ use actix_web::test::TestRequest;
 use index_scheduler::IndexScheduler;
 use meilisearch::{analytics, create_app, Opt};
 use meilisearch_auth::AuthController;
-use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::common::encoder::Encoder;
+use crate::common::Value;
 
 pub struct Service {
     pub index_scheduler: Arc<IndexScheduler>,
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/content_type.rs b/meilisearch/tests/content_type.rs
index e16a83c06..0fc5b26ac 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/content_type.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/content_type.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 mod common;
 
 use actix_web::test;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
 
 enum HttpVerb {
     Put,
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/documents/add_documents.rs b/meilisearch/tests/documents/add_documents.rs
index 11a5e0fc8..b2904691f 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/documents/add_documents.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/documents/add_documents.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use actix_web::test;
 use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use crate::common::encoder::Encoder;
-use crate::common::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, Server};
+use crate::common::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 /// This is the basic usage of our API and every other tests uses the content-type application/json
 #[actix_rt::test]
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/documents/delete_documents.rs b/meilisearch/tests/documents/delete_documents.rs
index 8f6ae1985..760ebbaa8 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/documents/delete_documents.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/documents/delete_documents.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::common::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, Server};
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn delete_one_document_unexisting_index() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/documents/errors.rs b/meilisearch/tests/documents/errors.rs
index 7dab16a25..bd06aabce 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/documents/errors.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/documents/errors.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use meili_snap::*;
-use serde_json::json;
 use urlencoding::encode;
 
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn get_all_documents_bad_offset() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/documents/get_documents.rs b/meilisearch/tests/documents/get_documents.rs
index 7e6c5a2a9..3b0629fcb 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/documents/get_documents.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/documents/get_documents.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use actix_web::test;
 use http::header::ACCEPT_ENCODING;
 use meili_snap::*;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use urlencoding::encode as urlencode;
 
 use crate::common::encoder::Encoder;
-use crate::common::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, GetDocumentOptions, Server};
+use crate::common::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, GetDocumentOptions, Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 // TODO: partial test since we are testing error, amd error is not yet fully implemented in
 // transplant
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async fn get_document() {
     let server = Server::new().await;
     let index = server.index("test");
     index.create(None).await;
-    let documents = serde_json::json!([
+    let documents = json!([
         {
             "id": 0,
             "nested": { "content": "foobar" },
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async fn get_document() {
     assert_eq!(code, 200);
     assert_eq!(
         response,
-        serde_json::json!({
+        json!({
             "id": 0,
             "nested": { "content": "foobar" },
         })
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ async fn get_document() {
     assert_eq!(code, 200);
     assert_eq!(
         response,
-        serde_json::json!({
+        json!({
             "id": 0,
         })
     );
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async fn get_document() {
     assert_eq!(code, 200);
     assert_eq!(
         response,
-        serde_json::json!({
+        json!({
             "nested": { "content": "foobar" },
         })
     );
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ async fn get_all_documents_no_options() {
     assert_eq!(code, 200);
     let arr = response["results"].as_array().unwrap();
     assert_eq!(arr.len(), 20);
-    let first = serde_json::json!({
+    let first = json!({
         "id":0,
         "isActive":false,
         "balance":"$2,668.55",
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/documents/update_documents.rs b/meilisearch/tests/documents/update_documents.rs
index 688605861..b4f61bf99 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/documents/update_documents.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/documents/update_documents.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use serde_json::json;
+use meili_snap::snapshot;
 
 use crate::common::encoder::Encoder;
 use crate::common::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, Server};
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn error_document_update_create_index_bad_uid() {
@@ -84,7 +85,13 @@ async fn update_document() {
 
     let (response, code) = index.get_document(1, None).await;
     assert_eq!(code, 200);
-    assert_eq!(response.to_string(), r##"{"doc_id":1,"content":"foo","other":"bar"}"##);
+    snapshot!(response, @r###"
+    {
+      "doc_id": 1,
+      "content": "foo",
+      "other": "bar"
+    }
+    "###);
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
@@ -122,7 +129,13 @@ async fn update_document_gzip_encoded() {
 
     let (response, code) = index.get_document(1, None).await;
     assert_eq!(code, 200);
-    assert_eq!(response.to_string(), r##"{"doc_id":1,"content":"foo","other":"bar"}"##);
+    snapshot!(response, @r###"
+    {
+      "doc_id": 1,
+      "content": "foo",
+      "other": "bar"
+    }
+    "###);
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/dumps/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/dumps/mod.rs
index 7e426cf54..e60893d4e 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/dumps/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/dumps/mod.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ mod data;
 
 use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
 use meilisearch::Opt;
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use self::data::GetDump;
 use crate::common::{default_settings, GetAllDocumentsOptions, Server};
+use crate::json;
 
 // all the following test are ignored on windows. See #2364
 #[actix_rt::test]
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/features/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/features/mod.rs
index 045440f49..348deb5e2 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/features/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/features/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use serde_json::json;
-
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 /// Feature name to test against.
 /// This will have to be changed by a different one when that feature is stabilized.
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/index/create_index.rs b/meilisearch/tests/index/create_index.rs
index 48a07b67f..7ce56d440 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/index/create_index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/index/create_index.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ use actix_web::http::header::ContentType;
 use actix_web::test;
 use http::header::ACCEPT_ENCODING;
 use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
 use crate::common::encoder::Encoder;
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn create_index_no_primary_key() {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async fn create_index_no_primary_key() {
 
     assert_eq!(response["status"], "succeeded");
     assert_eq!(response["type"], "indexCreation");
-    assert_eq!(response["details"]["primaryKey"], Value::Null);
+    assert_eq!(response["details"]["primaryKey"], json!(null));
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async fn create_index_with_gzip_encoded_request() {
 
     assert_eq!(response["status"], "succeeded");
     assert_eq!(response["type"], "indexCreation");
-    assert_eq!(response["details"]["primaryKey"], Value::Null);
+    assert_eq!(response["details"]["primaryKey"], json!(null));
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async fn create_index_with_zlib_encoded_request() {
 
     assert_eq!(response["status"], "succeeded");
     assert_eq!(response["type"], "indexCreation");
-    assert_eq!(response["details"]["primaryKey"], Value::Null);
+    assert_eq!(response["details"]["primaryKey"], json!(null));
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ async fn create_index_with_brotli_encoded_request() {
 
     assert_eq!(response["status"], "succeeded");
     assert_eq!(response["type"], "indexCreation");
-    assert_eq!(response["details"]["primaryKey"], Value::Null);
+    assert_eq!(response["details"]["primaryKey"], json!(null));
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ async fn create_index_with_invalid_primary_key() {
 
     let (response, code) = index.get().await;
     assert_eq!(code, 200);
-    assert_eq!(response["primaryKey"], Value::Null);
+    assert_eq!(response["primaryKey"], json!(null));
 }
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/index/delete_index.rs b/meilisearch/tests/index/delete_index.rs
index b6efc7a68..e404a6003 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/index/delete_index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/index/delete_index.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use serde_json::json;
-
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn create_and_delete_index() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/index/errors.rs b/meilisearch/tests/index/errors.rs
index ae17a68f1..01273fc88 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/index/errors.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/index/errors.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use meili_snap::*;
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn get_indexes_bad_offset() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/index/stats.rs b/meilisearch/tests/index/stats.rs
index 813f05b4a..d0b0a56b9 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/index/stats.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/index/stats.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use serde_json::json;
-
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn stats() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/index/update_index.rs b/meilisearch/tests/index/update_index.rs
index 3c283407c..36ec27306 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/index/update_index.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/index/update_index.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use serde_json::json;
 use time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use crate::common::encoder::Encoder;
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn update_primary_key() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/errors.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/errors.rs
index 0745aa7d6..8be70d162 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/errors.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/errors.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use meili_snap::*;
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use super::DOCUMENTS;
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn search_unexisting_index() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/facet_search.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/facet_search.rs
index 446396856..1b06f1b98 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/facet_search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/facet_search.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use meili_snap::snapshot;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 pub(self) static DOCUMENTS: Lazy<Value> = Lazy::new(|| {
     json!([
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/formatted.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/formatted.rs
index 6347a90ca..90c81f949 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/formatted.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/formatted.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use insta::{allow_duplicates, assert_json_snapshot};
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use super::*;
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn formatted_contain_wildcard() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/geo.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/geo.rs
index 5eec5857a..67a4ca7df 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/geo.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/geo.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 pub(self) static DOCUMENTS: Lazy<Value> = Lazy::new(|| {
     json!([
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/mod.rs
index 6fcc33309..43304b223 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/mod.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ mod pagination;
 mod restrict_searchable;
 
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 pub(self) static DOCUMENTS: Lazy<Value> = Lazy::new(|| {
     json!([
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/multi.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/multi.rs
index 7cff42f3d..0e2e5158d 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/multi.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/multi.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use super::{DOCUMENTS, NESTED_DOCUMENTS};
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn search_empty_list() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/pagination.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/pagination.rs
index bc4a68f98..ff3b50d04 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/pagination.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/pagination.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use serde_json::json;
-
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 use crate::search::DOCUMENTS;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/restrict_searchable.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/restrict_searchable.rs
index 219c747ed..cfdff95ee 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/restrict_searchable.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/restrict_searchable.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
 use crate::common::index::Index;
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 async fn index_with_documents<'a>(server: &'a Server, documents: &Value) -> Index<'a> {
     let index = server.index("test");
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/settings/distinct.rs b/meilisearch/tests/settings/distinct.rs
index a60792329..42c5d38bd 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/settings/distinct.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/settings/distinct.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use serde_json::json;
-
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn set_and_reset_distinct_attribute() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/settings/errors.rs b/meilisearch/tests/settings/errors.rs
index 52dadcf98..687cef1f8 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/settings/errors.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/settings/errors.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use meili_snap::*;
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn settings_bad_displayed_attributes() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/settings/get_settings.rs b/meilisearch/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
index f62957a32..b5c4644a5 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/settings/get_settings.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
-use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::common::{Server, Value};
+use crate::json;
 
 static DEFAULT_SETTINGS_VALUES: Lazy<HashMap<&'static str, Value>> = Lazy::new(|| {
     let mut map = HashMap::new();
     map.insert("displayed_attributes", json!(["*"]));
     map.insert("searchable_attributes", json!(["*"]));
     map.insert("filterable_attributes", json!([]));
-    map.insert("distinct_attribute", json!(Value::Null));
+    map.insert("distinct_attribute", json!(null));
     map.insert(
         "ranking_rules",
         json!(["words", "typo", "proximity", "attribute", "sort", "exactness"]),
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ macro_rules! test_setting_routes {
                         .chars()
                         .map(|c| if c == '_' { '-' } else { c })
                         .collect::<String>());
-                    let (response, code) = server.service.$write_method(url, serde_json::Value::Null).await;
+                    let (response, code) = server.service.$write_method(url, serde_json::Value::Null.into()).await;
                     assert_eq!(code, 202, "{}", response);
                     server.index("").wait_task(0).await;
                     let (response, code) = server.index("test").get().await;
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/settings/tokenizer_customization.rs b/meilisearch/tests/settings/tokenizer_customization.rs
index fc5d8a880..4602e31f7 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/settings/tokenizer_customization.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/settings/tokenizer_customization.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn set_and_reset() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/snapshot/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/snapshot/mod.rs
index 97db3db8d..1312aa9ca 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/snapshot/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/snapshot/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use actix_rt::time::sleep;
+use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
 use meilisearch::option::ScheduleSnapshot;
 use meilisearch::Opt;
 
 use crate::common::server::default_settings;
 use crate::common::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, Server};
+use crate::json;
 
 macro_rules! verify_snapshot {
     (
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ async fn perform_snapshot() {
 
     let index = server.index("test");
     index
-        .update_settings(serde_json::json! ({
+        .update_settings(json! ({
         "searchableAttributes": [],
         }))
         .await;
@@ -90,3 +92,95 @@ async fn perform_snapshot() {
         server.index("test1").settings(),
     );
 }
+
+#[actix_rt::test]
+async fn perform_on_demand_snapshot() {
+    let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let snapshot_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+
+    let options =
+        Opt { snapshot_dir: snapshot_dir.path().to_owned(), ..default_settings(temp.path()) };
+
+    let server = Server::new_with_options(options).await.unwrap();
+
+    let index = server.index("catto");
+    index
+        .update_settings(json! ({
+        "searchableAttributes": [],
+        }))
+        .await;
+
+    index.load_test_set().await;
+
+    server.index("doggo").create(Some("bone")).await;
+    index.wait_task(2).await;
+
+    server.index("doggo").create(Some("bone")).await;
+    index.wait_task(2).await;
+
+    let (task, code) = server.create_snapshot().await;
+    snapshot!(code, @"202 Accepted");
+    snapshot!(json_string!(task, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "taskUid": 4,
+      "indexUid": null,
+      "status": "enqueued",
+      "type": "snapshotCreation",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+    let task = index.wait_task(task.uid()).await;
+    snapshot!(json_string!(task, { ".enqueuedAt" => "[date]", ".startedAt" => "[date]", ".finishedAt" => "[date]", ".duration" => "[duration]" }), @r###"
+    {
+      "uid": 4,
+      "indexUid": null,
+      "status": "succeeded",
+      "type": "snapshotCreation",
+      "canceledBy": null,
+      "error": null,
+      "duration": "[duration]",
+      "enqueuedAt": "[date]",
+      "startedAt": "[date]",
+      "finishedAt": "[date]"
+    }
+    "###);
+
+    let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+
+    let snapshots: Vec<String> = std::fs::read_dir(&snapshot_dir)
+        .unwrap()
+        .map(|entry| entry.unwrap().path().file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap().to_string())
+        .collect();
+    meili_snap::snapshot!(format!("{snapshots:?}"), @r###"["db.snapshot"]"###);
+
+    let snapshot_path = snapshot_dir.path().to_owned().join("db.snapshot");
+    #[cfg_attr(windows, allow(unused))]
+    let snapshot_meta = std::fs::metadata(&snapshot_path).unwrap();
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        let mode = snapshot_meta.permissions().mode();
+        //                                                    rwxrwxrwx
+        meili_snap::snapshot!(format!("{:b}", mode), @"1000000100100100");
+    }
+
+    let options = Opt { import_snapshot: Some(snapshot_path), ..default_settings(temp.path()) };
+
+    let snapshot_server = Server::new_with_options(options).await.unwrap();
+
+    verify_snapshot!(server, snapshot_server, |server| =>
+        server.list_indexes(None, None),
+        // for some reason the db sizes differ. this may be due to the compaction options we have
+        // set when performing the snapshot
+        //server.stats(),
+
+        // The original instance contains the snapshotCreation task, while the snapshotted-instance does not. For this reason we need to compare the task queue **after** the task 4
+        server.tasks_filter("?from=2"),
+
+        server.index("catto").get_all_documents(GetAllDocumentsOptions::default()),
+        server.index("catto").settings(),
+        server.index("doggo").get_all_documents(GetAllDocumentsOptions::default()),
+        server.index("doggo").settings(),
+    );
+}
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/stats/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/stats/mod.rs
index 152e4f625..a02a48a87 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/stats/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/stats/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-use serde_json::json;
 use time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn get_settings_unexisting_index() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/swap_indexes/errors.rs b/meilisearch/tests/swap_indexes/errors.rs
index 03625fd08..d8fa85b3a 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/swap_indexes/errors.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/swap_indexes/errors.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use meili_snap::*;
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn swap_indexes_bad_format() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/swap_indexes/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/swap_indexes/mod.rs
index 4d01995b5..7f2b1623c 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/swap_indexes/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/swap_indexes/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 mod errors;
 
 use meili_snap::{json_string, snapshot};
-use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::common::{GetAllDocumentsOptions, Server};
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn swap_indexes() {
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/tasks/mod.rs b/meilisearch/tests/tasks/mod.rs
index 4ac134871..7a5fa6388 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/tasks/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/tasks/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 mod errors;
 
 use meili_snap::insta::assert_json_snapshot;
-use serde_json::json;
 use time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use crate::common::Server;
+use crate::json;
 
 #[actix_rt::test]
 async fn error_get_unexisting_task_status() {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async fn get_task_status() {
     index.create(None).await;
     index
         .add_documents(
-            serde_json::json!([{
+            json!([{
                 "id": 1,
                 "content": "foobar",
             }]),