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(GET) /backups

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    Returns a resource representation of a collection of backups created on or imported to Veeam backup servers connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

    Request

    To get a list of backups, you need to send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the /backups resource.

    HTTP Request

    GET http://<Enterprise-Manager>:9399/api/backups

    Request Headers

    The request contains the following headers:

    Header

    Required

    Description

    X-RestSvcSessionId

    True

    The request requires authorization. In the header, the client must send a session ID copied from the server reply to the request creating a new logon session. To learn more, see Authentication and Security.

    Request Body

    None.

    Query Parameters

    None.

    Response

    The server returns the following response to the client.

    Response Codes

    A successfully completed operation returns response code 200 Success.

    Response Headers

    The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.

    Header

    Description

    Content-length

    The length of the response body.

    Content-type

    The media type and syntax of the request body message: application/xml.

    Response Body

    In the response body, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager returns a representation of the /backups resource collection.

    Example

    The example below returns a list of all backups created on Veeam backup servers connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

    Request:

    GET http://localhost:9399/api/backups

     

    Request Header:

    X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

     

    Response:

    200 Success

     

    Response Body:

    <EntityReferences xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0">
     <Ref Type="BackupReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/d5311600-78a5-48d3-8e69-0fed4d3b5744" Name="Oracle Backup" UID="urn:veeam:Backup:d5311600-78a5-48d3-8e69-0fed4d3b5744">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="RepositoryReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/repositories/cbd9a4b6-b9ed-4cd6-a091-75b6481c9d55" Name="Default Backup Repository" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="Backup" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/d5311600-78a5-48d3-8e69-0fed4d3b5744?format=Entity" Name="Oracle Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="RestorePointReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/d5311600-78a5-48d3-8e69-0fed4d3b5744/restorePoints" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/ef3bd23f-c284-44bc-abcb-1e03e150f2c6" Name="Webserver Backup" UID="urn:veeam:Backup:ef3bd23f-c284-44bc-abcb-1e03e150f2c6">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="RepositoryReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/repositories/98fbd079-f5ae-48f8-8ec2-e148333fef93" Name="Omega Cloud Vol1" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="Backup" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/ef3bd23f-c284-44bc-abcb-1e03e150f2c6?format=Entity" Name="Webserver Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="RestorePointReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/ef3bd23f-c284-44bc-abcb-1e03e150f2c6/restorePoints" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/c19136d3-2eb1-4032-b56f-38ff7e630470" Name="Oracle Backup_imported" UID="urn:veeam:Backup:c19136d3-2eb1-4032-b56f-38ff7e630470">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="RepositoryReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/repositories/cbd9a4b6-b9ed-4cd6-a091-75b6481c9d55" Name="Default Backup Repository" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="Backup" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/c19136d3-2eb1-4032-b56f-38ff7e630470?format=Entity" Name="Oracle Backup_imported" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="RestorePointReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/c19136d3-2eb1-4032-b56f-38ff7e630470/restorePoints" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/9db76138-be9e-4784-924d-45524a277936" Name="Microsoft SharePoint Backup" UID="urn:veeam:Backup:9db76138-be9e-4784-924d-45524a277936">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="RepositoryReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/repositories/cbd9a4b6-b9ed-4cd6-a091-75b6481c9d55" Name="Default Backup Repository" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="Backup" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/9db76138-be9e-4784-924d-45524a277936?format=Entity" Name="Microsoft SharePoint Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="RestorePointReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/9db76138-be9e-4784-924d-45524a277936/restorePoints" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/76eaa065-a210-466a-bc89-6c68d7d40c20" Name="SQL Backup" UID="urn:veeam:Backup:76eaa065-a210-466a-bc89-6c68d7d40c20">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="RepositoryReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/repositories/bffeb9f5-1bdd-4bbd-9299-6fcb7c37bdf6" Name="Backup Volume 01" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="Backup" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/76eaa065-a210-466a-bc89-6c68d7d40c20?format=Entity" Name="SQL Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="RestorePointReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/76eaa065-a210-466a-bc89-6c68d7d40c20/restorePoints" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/9131653c-c632-4666-a28d-7907eb322f87" Name="Microsoft Exchange Backup" UID="urn:veeam:Backup:9131653c-c632-4666-a28d-7907eb322f87">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="RepositoryReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/repositories/cbd9a4b6-b9ed-4cd6-a091-75b6481c9d55" Name="Default Backup Repository" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="Backup" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/9131653c-c632-4666-a28d-7907eb322f87?format=Entity" Name="Microsoft Exchange Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="RestorePointReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/9131653c-c632-4666-a28d-7907eb322f87/restorePoints" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/4bb923d9-749d-423b-aa76-a72fda2f2ade" Name="Mediaserver Backup" UID="urn:veeam:Backup:4bb923d9-749d-423b-aa76-a72fda2f2ade">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="RepositoryReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/repositories/734a76ff-bf3b-43bb-bb98-6c74fbf265f9" Name="Omega Cloud Vol2" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="Backup" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/4bb923d9-749d-423b-aa76-a72fda2f2ade?format=Entity" Name="Mediaserver Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="RestorePointReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/4bb923d9-749d-423b-aa76-a72fda2f2ade/restorePoints" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/e8320dcd-b06a-46f9-816c-e4b964ad91c8" Name="Microsoft Active Directory Backup" UID="urn:veeam:Backup:e8320dcd-b06a-46f9-816c-e4b964ad91c8">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="RepositoryReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/repositories/cbd9a4b6-b9ed-4cd6-a091-75b6481c9d55" Name="Default Backup Repository" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="Backup" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/e8320dcd-b06a-46f9-816c-e4b964ad91c8?format=Entity" Name="Microsoft Active Directory Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="RestorePointReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backups/e8320dcd-b06a-46f9-816c-e4b964ad91c8/restorePoints" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
    </EntityReferences>