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(GET) /backupSessions

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    Returns a resource representation of a collection of all backup job sessions performed on all Veeam backup servers connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

    Request

    To get a list of all sessions for backup job, you need to send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the /backupSessions resource.

    HTTP Request

    GET http://<Enterprise-Manager>:9399/api/backupSessions

    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

    None.

    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 /backupSessions resource.

    Example

    The example below returns a list of sessions for backup jobs on all Veeam backup servers connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

    Request:

    GET http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions

     

    Request Header:

    X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

     

    Response:

    200 Success

     

    Response Body:

    <EntityReferences xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0">
     <Ref Type="BackupJobSessionReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/d2b8d33e-32b5-43be-9d72-02b5d8b290d0" Name="Fileserver Backup@2014-10-19 07:32:44" UID="urn:veeam:BackupJobSession:d2b8d33e-32b5-43be-9d72-02b5d8b290d0">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="JobReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/jobs/4856ab37-2235-45e8-affe-d515878b01a9" Name="Fileserver Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="BackupJobSession" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/d2b8d33e-32b5-43be-9d72-02b5d8b290d0?format=Entity" Name="Fileserver Backup@2014-10-19 07:32:44" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="BackupTaskSessionReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/d2b8d33e-32b5-43be-9d72-02b5d8b290d0/taskSessions" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupJobSessionReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/bce9741f-d6aa-43ca-a229-1706c2eea0e7" Name="vApp 01 Backup Job@2014-10-19 06:05:03" UID="urn:veeam:BackupJobSession:bce9741f-d6aa-43ca-a229-1706c2eea0e7">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="JobReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/jobs/b41fdf6f-9adc-473d-8086-6fc6e17117d0" Name="vApp 01 Backup Job" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="BackupJobSession" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/bce9741f-d6aa-43ca-a229-1706c2eea0e7?format=Entity" Name="vApp 01 Backup Job@2014-10-19 06:05:03" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="BackupTaskSessionReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/bce9741f-d6aa-43ca-a229-1706c2eea0e7/taskSessions" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupJobSessionReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/6d0faaea-9e99-4aec-8135-317cc0415602" Name="Fileserver Backup@2014-10-18 15:22:16" UID="urn:veeam:BackupJobSession:6d0faaea-9e99-4aec-8135-317cc0415602">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="JobReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/jobs/4856ab37-2235-45e8-affe-d515878b01a9" Name="Fileserver Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="BackupJobSession" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/6d0faaea-9e99-4aec-8135-317cc0415602?format=Entity" Name="Fileserver Backup@2014-10-18 15:22:16" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="BackupTaskSessionReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/6d0faaea-9e99-4aec-8135-317cc0415602/taskSessions" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupJobSessionReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/4dcc1993-c7e8-4e4d-a82b-48716dd148a2" Name="Oracle Backup@2014-10-18 13:09:06" UID="urn:veeam:BackupJobSession:4dcc1993-c7e8-4e4d-a82b-48716dd148a2">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="JobReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/jobs/da4a15c2-04e7-4135-b876-577249d3d720" Name="Oracle Backup" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="BackupJobSession" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/4dcc1993-c7e8-4e4d-a82b-48716dd148a2?format=Entity" Name="Oracle Backup@2014-10-18 13:09:06" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="BackupTaskSessionReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/4dcc1993-c7e8-4e4d-a82b-48716dd148a2/taskSessions" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
     <Ref Type="BackupJobSessionReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/8738ca5c-bda0-44cf-973d-6d46175d7522" Name="Daily NetApp Snapshots@2016-01-01 18:10:30" UID="urn:veeam:BackupJobSession:8738ca5c-bda0-44cf-973d-6d46175d7522">
       <Links>
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.veeam.local" />
         <Link Rel="Up" Type="JobReference" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/jobs/62638c60-74b6-4d6d-8d13-4cd32039f522" Name="Daily NetApp Snapshots" />
         <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="BackupJobSession" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/8738ca5c-bda0-44cf-973d-6d46175d7522?format=Entity" Name="Daily NetApp Snapshots@2016-01-01 18:10:30" />
         <Link Rel="Down" Type="BackupTaskSessionReferenceList" Href="http://localhost:9399/api/backupSessions/8738ca5c-bda0-44cf-973d-6d46175d7522/taskSessions" />
       </Links>
     </Ref>
    </EntityReferences>