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Getting Backup Proxy Servers

You can get a resource representation of a backup proxy server with the specified ID.

Request

GET https://<hostname>:4443/v6/Proxies/{proxyId}?extendedView=<boolean>

Request Headers

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

Request Parameters

The following parameters must be specified in the URL of the request:

Parameter

Type

Description

proxyId

string

Specifies the identification number of the backup proxy server. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Backup Proxy Servers.

extendedView

boolean

Defines the representation of the proxy server properties that will be returned to the client. The following values are available:

  • true — controller requests the proxy server and if the proxy server is online, returns all properties of the proxy server.
  • false — even if the proxy server is offline, the controller returns the proxy server properties without the following properties:
  • threadsNumber
  • throttlingValue
  • throttlingUnit

The default value is true.

Request Body

None.

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 Body

The response body contains the following properties:

Property

Type

Description

type

string

Specifies the backup proxy type. The following types are available:

  • Domain — the backup proxy is deployed on a machine that resides in the same domain as the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server or a trusted domain.
  • Local — the backup proxy is the default backup proxy deployed on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server.
  • Workgroup — the backup proxy is deployed on a machine that resides in a workgroup.

id

string

ID of a backup proxy server.

hostName

string

DNS name or IP address of the backup proxy server.

description

string

Description of the backup proxy server.

port

integer

Port number over which to connect to the backup proxy server.

threadsNumber

integer

Number of threads that a backup proxy server can process.

enableNetworkThrottling

boolean

If set to true, indicates that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 limits the network bandwidth for performance optimization.

throttlingValue

integer

Specifies the network bandwidth limit value.

Note: The enableNetworkThrottling property value must be set to true.

throttlingUnit

string

Specifies a measuring unit for network bandwidth limit. The following values are available:

  • Mbps
  • MBs
  • KBs

Note: The enableNetworkThrottling property value must be set to true.

useInternetProxy

boolean

If set to true, indicates that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 proxy uses the internet proxy server.

internetProxyType

string

Specifies the type of the internet proxy server. The following types are available:

  • From management server — the internet proxy server uses connection settings from the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server.
  • Custom — the internet proxy server uses connection settings configured on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 proxy.

Note: The useInternetProxy property value must be set to true.

internetProxySettings

internetProxySettings

Specifies the internet proxy server settings used to connect to the internet proxy server.

status

string

Specifies the backup proxy server status. The following values are available:

  • Online
  • Offline

_links

Dictionary of string [key] and Object [value]

Links to related resources (navigation property).

internetProxySettings

Property

Type

Description

hostName

string

Name of the internet proxy server.

port

integer

Port number over which to connect to the specified internet proxy server. The default port is 3128.

useAuthentication

boolean

Defines that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will use an authentication credentials when connecting to the internet proxy server.

userName

string

User name of the account used for authentication with the internet proxy server.

userPassword

string

Password of the account used for authentication with the internet proxy server.

Example

The example returns a resource representation of a backup proxy server with the ID ea299798-8181-4726-841f-89a8a566b86b.

Request:

GET https://abc.tech.local:4443/v6/Proxies/ea299798-8181-4726-841f-89a8a566b86b?extendedView=true

 

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

 

Response:

200 OK

 

Response Body:

{

 "type": "Local",

 "useInternetProxy": true,

 "internetProxyType": "FromManagementServer",

 "id": "0338ee9f-e45d-4b74-a526-6f20d3110e0b",

 "hostName": "EPSILON",

 "description": "Default backup proxy",

 "port": 9193,

 "threadsNumber": 64,

 "enableNetworkThrottling": false,

 "status": "Online",

 "_links": {

   "self": {

     "href": "/v6/proxies/0338ee9f-e45d-4b74-a526-6f20d3110e0b"

   },

   "repositories": {

     "href": "/v6/backuprepositories?proxyId=0338ee9f-e45d-4b74-a526-6f20d3110e0b"

   }

 }

}