diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-avocados-wave.md b/.changeset/twenty-avocados-wave.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95869646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-avocados-wave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"observability": patch
+---
+
+add `_type` property to snapshot request
diff --git a/pkg/observability/modules/suseObservability.ts b/pkg/observability/modules/suseObservability.ts
index 93326db5..c849b2b6 100644
--- a/pkg/observability/modules/suseObservability.ts
+++ b/pkg/observability/modules/suseObservability.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export async function getSnapshot(
       Authorization: httpToken,
     },
     body: JSON.stringify({
+      _type: "SnapshotRequest",
       query: stql,
       queryVersion: "1.0",
       metadata: {