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Download Veeam Backup for AWS Logs

You can download system logs of Veeam Backup for AWS.

Request

To generate the file, send the HTTP GET request to the /system/logs endpoint. Use the following query parameters to specify a time interval for which logs must be collected.

Parameter

Type

Description

ExportLogsType

string

Specifies an interval type used to collect the logs. Possible values: LastDays, BetweenDates.

Days

integer

[Applies to the LastDays interval type] Specifies a number of days for which to collect the logs.

FromDateUtc

string($date-time)

[Applies to the BetweenDates interval type] Specifies a date from which to collect the logs.

ToDateUtc

string($date-time)

[Applies to the BetweenDates interval type] Specifies a date up to which to collect the logs.

Use the question mark (?) to separate the parameters from the endpoint.

HTTP Request

GET https://<hostname>:<port>/api/v1/system/logs?ExportLogsType=<interval type>&<parameter>=<value>

Request Headers

The request contains the following headers.

Header

Required/Optional

Value

Description

Authorization

Required

Bearer <Access-Token>

Authenticates a client who sends the request to the server. Must contain the access token for the current logon session in the Bearer <Access-Token> format.

x-api-version

Required

1.0-rev0

Specifies the current revision of the Veeam Backup for AWS REST API.

Accept

Optional

  • application/json
  • application/problem+json

Specifies a media type of representation that is required in the response message. If the requested type is not supported, the server will return the response in the application/json media type.

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Code

A successfully completed operation returns a response code 200 (OK).

Response Headers

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

Header

Value

Description

Content-Length

integer

Identifies the length of the response body message, in bytes.

Content-Type

  • application/json
  • application/problem+json

Identifies the media type of the response body message.

Response Body

In the response body, Veeam Backup for AWS returns a link to download the file with the selected system logs.

Download Veeam Backup for AWS LogsExample

The following request generates a file with the Veeam Backup for AWS logs collected for the last 7 days.

Request:

GET https://135.169.170.192:11005/api/v1/system/logs?ExportLogsType=LastDays&Days=7

 

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

x-api-version: 1.0-rev0

 

Response:

200

 

Response body:

Download file