This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Restoring SharePoint Sites
Restores backed-up SharePoint site with a specified ID.
Request
POST https://<hostname>:4443/v4/RestoreSessions/{restoreSessionId}/Organization/Sites/{siteId}/Action |
Request Headers
The request header must contain an authorization token of the current session.
Request Body
Restore
To restore backed-up organization's SharePoint site to the destination server, the request body must contain the restoreTo action properties:
Property | Type | Description |
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UserName | string | Specifies the user name you want to use for authenticating with the SharePoint organization. |
UserPassword | string | Specifies the user password you want to use for authenticating with the SharePoint organization. |
Alias | string | Specifies an alias for the restore destination. |
RestoreListViews | boolean | If set to True, indicates that the SharePoint lists will be restored with all list views. |
ChangedItems | boolean | If set to True, indicates that the SharePoint site will be restored with all changed items. |
DeletedItems | boolean | If set to True, indicates that the SharePoint site will be restored with all deleted items. |
RestoreSubsites | boolean | If set to True, indicates that the SharePoint site will be restored with all subsites. |
RestoreMasterPages | boolean | If set to True, indicates that the SharePoint site will be restored with all master pages. |
RestorePermissions | boolean | If set to True, indicates that the SharePoint site will be restored with all permissions. |
DocumentVersion | DocumentVersion | Specifies, which of the following versions of the SharePoint documents will be restored:
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SendSharedLinksNotification | boolean | If set to True, indicates that shared links notifications will be sent. |
DocumentLastVersionAction | DocumentLastVersionAction | Specifies, which one of the following actions will be performed with the last version of the restored SharePoint document on the destination list:
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userCode | string | An authentication code. Can be obtained, as described in Getting Device Code. |
ApplicationId | string | An identification number of the Azure AD application that you want to use for a restore. |
ApplicationCertificate | base64 | An SSL certificate that is configured for the AD application being used. |
ApplicationCertificatePassword | string | A password for the SSL certificate being used. |
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Make sure to set either the DeletedItems or ChangedItems properties to true, otherwise the request will fail. |
Request Example 1
The following example shows how to use a user name and password for a restore.
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Request Example 2
The following example shows how to use a device code for a restore.
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Request Example 3
The following example shows how to use a certificate for a restore.
{ "restoreTo": { "ApplicationId" : <app_id>, "ApplicationCertificate": "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", "ApplicationCertificatePassword": "xxx", "RestorePermissions" : true, "DocumentVersion" : "last", "DocumentLastVersionAction" : "Merge" } } |
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 |
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Content-length | The length of the response body. |
Content-type | The media type and syntax of the request body message for the requests with the export action: application/octet-stream. The media type and syntax of the request body message for the requests with the restore actions: null. |
Response Body
None.
Example
The following request restores backed-up SharePoint site with a specified ID
Request: POST https://abc.tech.local:4443/v4/RestoreSessions/6a50c1ce-07e1-4ee9-9158-9150acb5c2eb/Organization/Sites/b3184e77-b95b-45f7-96cc-180a20b61cbd8507931c-4561-4ddf-bc90-411aba44bb39/Action
Request Header: Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>
Request Body: { "restoreTo" : { "username" : "admin", "userpassword" : "password", "RestorePermissions" : true, "DocumentVersion" : "last", "DocumentLastVersionAction" : "Merge" } }
Response: 200 OK |