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(GET) /backups/{ID}

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Returns a resource representation of a backup having the specified ID. The backup is created on or imported to the Veeam backup server connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Request

To get a backup, you need to send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the /backups/{ID} resource.

HTTP Request

GET http://<Enterprise-Manager>:9399/api/backups/{ID}

Request Headers

The request contains the following headers:

Header	Required	Description
X-RestSvcSessionId	True	The request requires authorization. In the header, the client must send a session ID copied from the server reply to the request creating a new logon session. To learn more, see Authentication and Security.

Request Body

None.

Query Parameters

The following parameters can be used in queries.

Parameter	Type	Description	Can Be Used for Filtering	Can Be Used for Sorting
Uid	URN	ID of the backup resource, for example: urn:veeam:Backup:58c917c7-7b7a-41ff-8676-226656c35c05.	True	True
Name	String	Name of the backup job parent to the backup, for example: SQL Backup.	True	True
JobUid	URN	ID of the backup job parent to the backup, for example:urn:veeam:Job:da736815-4fea-4c8e-b0e1-5ecdbca1c512.	True	True
JobName	String	Name of the backup job parent to the backup, for example: DNS Backup.	True	True
RepositoryUid	URN	ID of the backup repository parent to the backup, for example: urn:veeam:Repository:b609c947-dd30-4295-8b57-cc880329dbd6.	True	True
RepositoryName	Name	Name of the backup repository parent to the backup, for example: Backup Vol 1.	True	True

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns response code 200 Success.

Response Headers

The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.

Header	Description
Content-length	The length of the response body.
Content-type	The media type and syntax of the request body message: application/xml.

Response Body

In the response body, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager returns a representation of the /backups/{ID} resource.

Example

The example below returns a resource representation of a backup having ID d5311600-78a5-48d3-8e69-0fed4d3b5744:

Request:

GET http://localhost:9399/api/backups/d5311600-78a5-48d3-8e69-0fed4d3b5744

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

Response:

200 Success

Response Body: