# ResourceSnapshotAnnotation Properties

- Package: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.md)
- Type: [ResourceSnapshotAnnotation](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/resourcesnapshotannotation.md)
- Kind: `Properties`
- Members: `1`

An annotation that represents the initial snapshot of a resource.

## InitialSnapshot

- Name: `InitialSnapshot`
- Modifiers: `get`
- Returns: [CustomResourceSnapshot](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/customresourcesnapshot.md)
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/a3766e994fd2cba86c8ac60b8a80268cab7e6383/src/Aspire.Hosting/ApplicationModel/ResourceSnapshotAnnotation.cs#L14)

The initial snapshot of the resource.

```csharp
public CustomResourceSnapshot InitialSnapshot { get; }
```