diff --git a/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample1.yaml b/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample1.yaml
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+summary: A shared file system repository
+# method_request: PUT /_snapshot/my_repository
+description: Run `PUT /_snapshot/my_repository` to create or update a shared file system snapshot repository.
+# type: request
+value:
+  "{\n  \"type\": \"fs\",\n  \"settings\": {\n    \"location\": \"my_backup_location\"\
+  \n  }\n}"
diff --git a/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample2.yaml b/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample2.yaml
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+summary: An Azure repository
+# method_request: PUT _snapshot/my_backup
+description: Run `PUT /_snapshot/my_repository` to create or update an Azure snapshot repository.
+# type: request
+value:
+  "{\n  \"type\": \"azure\",\n  \"settings\": {\n    \"client\": \"secondary\"\
+  \n  }\n}"
diff --git a/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample3.yaml b/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample3.yaml
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+summary: A Google Cloud Storage repository
+# method_request: PUT _snapshot/my_gcs_repository
+description: Run `PUT /_snapshot/my_gcs_repository` to create or update a Google Cloud Storage snapshot repository.
+# type: request
+value:
+  "{\n  \"type\": \"gcs\",\n  \"settings\": {\n    \"bucket\": \"my_other_bucket\"\
+  ,\n    \"base_path\": \"dev\"\n  }\n}"
diff --git a/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample4.yaml b/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample4.yaml
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+summary: An S3 repository
+# method_request: PUT _snapshot/my_s3_repository
+description: Run `PUT /_snapshot/my_s3_repository` to create or update an AWS S3 snapshot repository.
+# type: request
+value:
+  "{\n  \"type\": \"s3\",\n  \"settings\": {\n    \"bucket\": \"my-bucket\"\n\
+  \  }\n}"
diff --git a/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample5.yaml b/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample5.yaml
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+summary: A source-only repository
+# method_request: PUT _snapshot/my_src_only_repository
+description: Run `PUT _snapshot/my_src_only_repository` to create or update a source-only snapshot repository.
+# type: request
+value:
+  "{\n  \"type\": \"source\",\n  \"settings\": {\n    \"delegate_type\": \"fs\"\
+  ,\n    \"location\": \"my_backup_repository\"\n  }\n}"
diff --git a/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample6.yaml b/specification/snapshot/create_repository/examples/request/SnapshotCreateRepositoryRequestExample6.yaml
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+summary: A read-only URL repository
+# method_request: PUT _snapshot/my_read_only_url_repository
+description: Run `PUT _snapshot/my_read_only_url_repository` to create or update a read-only URL snapshot repository.
+# type: request
+value:
+  "{\n  \"type\": \"url\",\n  \"settings\": {\n    \"url\": \"file:/mount/backups/my_fs_backup_location\"\
+  \n  }\n}"