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Validating Backup Repositories

This section explains how to check if the parameters you want to use to add a backup repository satisfy Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure validation criteria.

Request

POST https://<hostname>/api/v1/repositories/settings/validate

Request Headers

The request header must contain an authorization token of the current session.

Request Parameters

None.

Request Body

Property

Type

Description

name

string

Checks the name of the backup repository.

description

string

Checks the description of the backup repository.

enableEncryption

string

Checks is it is possible to /disables encryption.

password

string

Checks the password to be used to encrypt data.

hint

string

Checks the password hint.

azureStorageAccountId

string

Checks the identification number of the Azure store account.

azureStorageFolder

string

Checks the folder to be used to keep backups.

azureStorageContainer

string

Checks the Azure container.

azureConnectionId

string

Checks the connection identification number.

Request Example

Request:

POST https://<hostname>/api/v1/repositories/settings/validate

 

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

 

Request Body:

{

 "name":"Backup Repository 2",

 "description":"",

 "enableEncryption":true,

 "password":"!@#!@#!@#",

 "hint":"Hint",

 "azureStorageAccountId":"6s9rdnmvdsnmebudp49abg8gg44k3t4huhka9anrca1smd9u8wwo",

 "azureStorageFolder":"OSRv3",

 "azureStorageContainer":"container3",

 "azureConnectionId":9

}

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

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 HTTPS headers.

Header

Description

Content-length

The length of the response body.

Content-type

The media type and syntax of the response body message: application/json; charset=utf-8

Response Examples

Response:

200 OK

 

Response Body:

{

  "success": true,

  "message": ""

}

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