This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.

Adding Object Storage

You can add a new Amazon S3 object storage repository to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 backup infrastructure.

Request

POST https://<hostname>:4443/v5/ObjectStorageRepositories

Request Headers

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

Request Body

The following table lists available request properties:

Property

Type

Description

name

string

An object storage name.

description

string

An object storage description (optional).

type

string

A type of object storage.

The following types are available:

  • AmazonS3
  • AzureBlob
  • AmazonS3Compatible

accountId

string

An identification number of the user account under which object storage is being added.

bucket

bucket

An Amazon bucket.

s3Folder

string

A folder in the specified bucket.

sizeLimitEnabled

boolean

Specifies if the size limit is set.

sizeLimitGB

integer

Specifies the size limit in GB.

bucket

Property

Type

Description

regionType

string

A region type of an object storage.

name

string

A bucket name.

regionId

string

A bucket location.

regionName

string

A bucket region.

Request Example

Request:

POST https://<hostname>:4443/v5/ObjectStorageRepositories

 

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Request Body:

{

 "name": "Amazon REST",

 "description": "Created with REST",

 "type": "AmazonS3",

 "accountId": "de4f0671-953c-4f88-a60f-731bc8277e3a",

 "bucket": {

     "name": "twbucket",

     "regionType": "Global",

          "regionId": "us-west-1",

          "regionName": "USEastOhio" },

 "s3Folder": "folder1",

 "sizeLimitEnabled": true,

 "sizeLimitGB": "1024"

}

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns a response code 201 Created.

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 Body

The response contains the following information:

Property

Type

Description

bucket

bucket

Contains a container or bucket definition.

s3Folder

string

Specifies a storage folder where backups reside.

id

string

An object storage identification number.

name

string

An object storage name.

description

string

An object storage description.

accountId

string

An account identification number under which object storage is added.

sizeLimitEnabled

boolean

Specifies if the size limit is set.

sizeLimitGB

string

Specifies size limit in GB.

usedSpaceBytes

string

Specifies used space in bytes.

type

string

An object storage type.

The following types are available:

  • AmazonS3
  • AzureBlob
  • AmazonS3Compatible

_links

Dictionary of string [key] and Object [value]

Links to related resources (navigation property).

bucket

Property

Type

Description

regionType

string

A region type of an object storage.

name

string

A bucket name.

regionId

string

A bucket location.

regionName

string

A bucket region.

Response Example

Response:

201 Created

 

Response Body:

{

  "bucket":    {

          "name": "twbucket",

     "regionType": "Global",

          "regionId": "us-west-1",

          "regionName": "USEastOhio" },

  },

  "s3Folder": "folder1",

  "id": "00ae653b-4e7a-4f53-903a-416385eae29c",

  "name": "Amazon REST",

  "description": "Created with REST",

  "accountId": "de4f0671-953c-4f88-a60f-731bc8277e3a",

  "sizeLimitEnabled": true,

  "sizeLimitGB": 1024,

  "usedSpaceBytes": 0,

  "freeSpaceBytes": 1099511627776,

  "type": "AmazonS3",

  "_links":    {

     "self": {"href": "https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/objectstoragerepositories/00ae653b-4e7a-4f53-903a-416385eae29c"},

     "account": {"href": "https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/accounts/de4f0671-953c-4f88-a60f-731bc8277e3a"},

     "bucket": {"href": "https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/S3Resources/buckets/twbucket?accountId=de4f0671-953c-4f88-a60f-731bc8277e3a&RegionType=Global"},

     "folder": {"href": "https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/S3Resources/buckets/twbucket/folders/folder1?accountId=de4f0671-953c-4f88-a60f-731bc8277e3a&regionType=Global"}

  }

}