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Set Backup Policy Priority

You can set the priority order for backup policies.

Request

To set the priority order, send the HTTP POST request to the /policies/orderPriorities endpoint.

HTTP Request

POST https://<hostname>:<port>/api/v1/policies/orderPriorities

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.

Content-Type

Required

application/json

Identifies a media type that is used in the body of the request.

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.

Request Body

To set priorities, send the following parameters in the request body.

Parameter

Type

Description

policyId

string($uuid)

Specifies a system ID assigned to a backup policy in the Veeam Backup for AWS REST API.

priority

integer($int32)

Specifies the priority order number of the backup policy.

Set the parameter values in the following format:

{

 "priorities": [

   {

     "policyId": "string($uuid)",

     "priority": integer($int32)

   }

 ]

}

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.

Set Backup Policy PriorityExample

The following request sets the backup policy priority order.

Request:

POST https://135.169.170.192:11005/api/v1/policies/orderPriorities

 

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

x-api-version: 1.0-rev0

Content-Type: application/json

 

Request Body:

{

 "priorities": [

   {

     "policyId": "af8fb7d8-96cd-4fe7-a4a5-c03a09483806",

     "priority": 1

   },

   {

     "policyId": "14ceeeb3-4b3c-458c-9456-bf378eda5ea0",

     "priority": 2

   }

 ]

}

 

Response:

200