diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index cfb7d6e..62477ff 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
@@ -69,9 +70,29 @@ def NewSnapshot(request):
     except Exception:
         return JsonResponse({'status': 'fail'}, status=200)
 
-    return JsonResponse({'status': 'success'}, status=200)
+    annotation = Annotation.objects.filter(
+        uuid=data['uuid'],
+        type=Annotation.Type.SYSTEM,
+        key="hidalgo1",
+        owner=tk.owner.institution
+    ).first()
 
 
+    if not annotation:
+        return JsonResponse({'status': 'fail'}, status=200)
+
+    url = "{}://{}{}".format(
+        request.scheme,
+        settings.DOMAIN,
+        reverse_lazy("device:details", args=(annotation.value,))
+    )
+    response = {
+        "status": "success",
+        "dhid": annotation.value[:5].upper(),
+        "url": url,
+        "public_url": url
+    }
+    return JsonResponse(response, status=200)
 
 
 class TokenView(DashboardView, SingleTableView):
diff --git a/device/models.py b/device/models.py
index d225946..926e447 100644
--- a/device/models.py
+++ b/device/models.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Device:
         # the id is the chid of the device
         self.id = kwargs["id"]
         self.pk = self.id
-        self.shortid = self.pk[:6]
+        self.shortid = self.pk[:6].upper()
         self.algorithm = None
         self.owner = None
         self.annotations =  []