GET /agents/jobs/{ID}

Returns a resource representation of the Veeam Agent backup job resource having the specified ID. The Veeam Agent backup job is configured in Veeam Backup & Replication.

Request

To get a resource representation of the Veeam Agent backup job, send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the /agents/jobs/{ID} resource:

HTTP Request

GET https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/agents/jobs/{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. For details, see Authentication and Security.

Accept

False

Identifies the format of the response. Possible values:

  • application/xml — the client can send this value in the header to accept response in the XML format.
  • application/json — the client must send this value in the header to accept the request in the JSON format.

If the request does not contain the header, the server will return the response in the XML format.

Request Body

None.

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns response code 200 OK.

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. Possible values:

  • application/xml
  • application/json

Response Body

In the response body, the REST API returns an entity or an entity reference of the /agents/jobs/{ID} resource. The resource entity contains the following parameters and links.

Parameters

Element

Type

Description

UID

UidType

UID of the Veeam Agent backup job, for example: urn:veeam:Job:da736815-4fea-4c8e-b0e1-5ecdbca1c512.

Name

String

Name of the Veeam Agent backup job, for example: Linux job.

JobType

String

Defines Veeam Agent backup job type. Possible value: AgentBackup.

Platform

String

Platform for which the job is created. Possible values:

  • AgentForLinux
  • AgentForWindows

Description

String

Description of the job.

ScheduleConfigured

Boolean

Defines whether scheduling options are specified for the job. Possible values:

  • True
  • False

ScheduleEnabled

Boolean

Defines whether schedule is enabled for the job. Possible values:

  • True
  • False

JobScheduleOptions

ScheduleOptionsInfoType

Options that define the schedule by which the job runs. For details, see Job Scheduling Options.

JobInfo

Complex object that includes a collection of machines processed by the job. For details, see GET /jobs/{ID}/includes/{ID}.

To view query parameters that you can use for filtering or sorting, see GET /query?type=AgentBackupJob.

Links

Reference

Relationship

Description

/backupServers/{ID}

Up

URL of the /backupServers/{ID} resource — a backup server where the Veeam Agent backup job was configured.

/agents/jobs/{ID}

Alternate

Alternate URL of the /agents/jobs/{ID} resource.

/agents/jobs/{ID}/includes

Down

URL of the /agents/jobs/{ID}/includes resource — a list of protected computers and protection groups processed by the Veeam Agent backup job.

/agents/jobs/{ID}?action=toggleScheduleEnabled

ToggleScheduleEnabled

URL for the POST /agents/jobs/{ID}?action=toggleScheduleEnabled request.

/agents/jobs/{ID}/backupSessions

Down

URL of the /agents/backupSessions resource — a collection of backup sessions performed for the Veeam Agent backup job.

/agents/jobs/{ID}?action=start

Start

URL for the POST /agents/jobs/{ID}?action=start request.

/agents/jobs/{ID}?action=stop

Stop

URL for the POST /agents/jobs/{ID}?action=stop request.

/agents/jobs/{ID}?action=retry

Retry

URL for the POST /agents/jobs/{ID}?action=retry request.

Example

The example below returns an entity resource representation of the Veeam Agent backup job having ID a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec.

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec?format=Entity

 

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

 

Response:

200 OK

 

Response Body:

<AgentBackupJob xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="AgentBackupJob" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec?format=Entity" Name="Server Backup" UID="urn:veeam:AgentBackupJob:a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec">
 <Links>
   <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/backupServers/d1444f74-27e6-4399-81a9-d28ba98913f0" Name="srv12.tech.local" />
   <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="JobReference" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec" Name="Server Backup" />
   <Link Rel="Down" Type="ObjectInJobList" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec/includes" />
   <Link Rel="ToggleScheduleEnabled" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec?action=toggleScheduleEnabled" />
   <Link Rel="Down" Type="BackupJobSessionReferenceList" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec/backupSessions" />
   <Link Rel="Start" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec?action=start" />
   <Link Rel="Stop" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec?action=stop" />
   <Link Rel="Retry" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec?action=retry" />
 </Links>
 <JobType>AgentBackup</JobType>
 <Platform>AgentForWindows</Platform>
 <Description>Backup of physical server</Description>
 <ScheduleConfigured>true</ScheduleConfigured>
 <ScheduleEnabled>true</ScheduleEnabled>
 <NextRun>2020-02-12T15:00:00Z</NextRun>
 <JobScheduleOptions>
   <Standart>
     <RetryOptions>
       <RetryTimes>3</RetryTimes>
       <RetryTimeout>10</RetryTimeout>
       <RetrySpecified>true</RetrySpecified>
     </RetryOptions>
     <WaitForBackupCompletion>true</WaitForBackupCompletion>
     <BackupCompetitionWaitingPeriodMin>180</BackupCompetitionWaitingPeriodMin>
     <OptionsDaily Enabled="true">
       <Kind>Everyday</Kind>
       <Days>Sunday</Days>
       <Days>Monday</Days>
       <Days>Tuesday</Days>
       <Days>Wednesday</Days>
       <Days>Thursday</Days>
       <Days>Friday</Days>
       <Days>Saturday</Days>
       <Time>16:00:00.0000000+01:00</Time>
       <TimeOffsetUtc>2</TimeOffsetUtc>
     </OptionsDaily>
     <OptionsMonthly Enabled="false">
       <Time>22:00:00.0000000+01:00</Time>
       <TimeOffsetUtc>2</TimeOffsetUtc>
       <DayNumberInMonth>Fourth</DayNumberInMonth>
       <DayOfWeek>Saturday</DayOfWeek>
       <Months>January</Months>
       <Months>February</Months>
       <Months>March</Months>
       <Months>April</Months>
       <Months>May</Months>
       <Months>June</Months>
       <Months>July</Months>
       <Months>August</Months>
       <Months>September</Months>
       <Months>October</Months>
       <Months>November</Months>
       <Months>December</Months>
       <DayOfMonth>1</DayOfMonth>
     </OptionsMonthly>
     <OptionsPeriodically Enabled="false">
       <Kind>Hours</Kind>
       <FullPeriod>1</FullPeriod>
       <Schedule>
         <Day Name="Sunday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Monday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Tuesday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Wednesday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Thursday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Friday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Saturday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
       </Schedule>
     </OptionsPeriodically>
     <OptionsContinuous Enabled="false">
       <Schedule>
         <Day Name="Sunday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Monday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Tuesday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Wednesday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Thursday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Friday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Saturday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
       </Schedule>
     </OptionsContinuous>
     <OptionsBackupWindow Enabled="false">
       <TimePeriods>
         <Day Name="Sunday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Monday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Tuesday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Wednesday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Thursday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Friday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
         <Day Name="Saturday">1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1</Day>
       </TimePeriods>
     </OptionsBackupWindow>
     <OptionsDaisyChaining Enabled="false">
       <PreviousJobUid />
     </OptionsDaisyChaining>
   </Standart>
 </JobScheduleOptions>
 <JobInfo>
   <Includes>
     <ObjectInAgentBackupJob Type="ObjectInAgentBackupJob" Href="https://srv12.tech.local:9398/api/agents/jobs/a6deb158-b26c-4140-8b26-5a3cc344e8ec/includes/51616f00-6107-48a9-95ba-1cee9ed6a86e">
       <ObjectInJobId>51616f00-6107-48a9-95ba-1cee9ed6a86e</ObjectInJobId>
       <Name>Windows Servers</Name>
       <DisplayName>Windows Servers</DisplayName>
       <GuestProcessingOptions>
         <VssSnapshotOptions>
           <VssSnapshotMode>RequireSuccess</VssSnapshotMode>
           <IsCopyOnly>false</IsCopyOnly>
         </VssSnapshotOptions>
         <WindowsGuestFSIndexingOptions>
           <FileSystemIndexingMode>ExceptSpecifiedFolders</FileSystemIndexingMode>
           <IncludedIndexingFolders />
           <ExcludedIndexingFolders>
             <Path>%windir%</Path>
             <Path>%ProgramFiles%</Path>
             <Path>%ProgramFiles(x86)%</Path>
             <Path>%ProgramW6432%</Path>
             <Path>%TEMP%</Path>
           </ExcludedIndexingFolders>
         </WindowsGuestFSIndexingOptions>
         <LinuxGuestFSIndexingOptions>
           <FileSystemIndexingMode>ExceptSpecifiedFolders</FileSystemIndexingMode>
           <IncludedIndexingFolders />
           <ExcludedIndexingFolders>
             <Path>/cdrom</Path>
             <Path>/dev</Path>
             <Path>/media</Path>
             <Path>/mnt</Path>
             <Path>/proc</Path>
             <Path>/tmp</Path>
             <Path>/lost+found</Path>
           </ExcludedIndexingFolders>
         </LinuxGuestFSIndexingOptions>
         <SqlBackupOptions>
           <TransactionLogsProcessing>OnlyOnSuccessJob</TransactionLogsProcessing>
           <BackupLogsFrequencyMin>15</BackupLogsFrequencyMin>
           <UseDbBackupRetention>true</UseDbBackupRetention>
           <RetainDays>15</RetainDays>
         </SqlBackupOptions>
         <WindowsCredentialsId />
         <LinuxCredentialsId />
       </GuestProcessingOptions>
     </ObjectInAgentBackupJob>
   </Includes>
   <GuestProcessingOptions>
     <VssSnapshotOptions>
       <VssSnapshotMode>RequireSuccess</VssSnapshotMode>
       <IsCopyOnly>false</IsCopyOnly>
     </VssSnapshotOptions>
     <WindowsGuestFSIndexingOptions>
       <FileSystemIndexingMode>EveryFolders</FileSystemIndexingMode>
       <IncludedIndexingFolders />
       <ExcludedIndexingFolders />
     </WindowsGuestFSIndexingOptions>
     <LinuxGuestFSIndexingOptions>
       <FileSystemIndexingMode>ExceptSpecifiedFolders</FileSystemIndexingMode>
       <IncludedIndexingFolders />
       <ExcludedIndexingFolders />
     </LinuxGuestFSIndexingOptions>
     <SqlBackupOptions>
       <TransactionLogsProcessing>OnlyOnSuccessJob</TransactionLogsProcessing>
       <BackupLogsFrequencyMin>15</BackupLogsFrequencyMin>
       <UseDbBackupRetention>true</UseDbBackupRetention>
       <RetainDays>15</RetainDays>
     </SqlBackupOptions>
     <WindowsCredentialsId />
     <LinuxCredentialsId />
   </GuestProcessingOptions>
   <GfsRetentionPolicy Enabled="false">
     <Weekly>
       <Enabled>false</Enabled>
       <RetentionPeriod>1</RetentionPeriod>
       <SelectedDay>Sunday</SelectedDay>
     </Weekly>
     <Monthly>
       <Enabled>false</Enabled>
       <RetentionPeriod>1</RetentionPeriod>
       <SelectedWeek>First</SelectedWeek>
     </Monthly>
     <Yearly>
       <Enabled>false</Enabled>
       <RetentionPeriod>1</RetentionPeriod>
       <SelectedMonth>January</SelectedMonth>
     </Yearly>
   </GfsRetentionPolicy>
   <SimpleRetentionPolicy>
     <RetainCycles>5</RetainCycles>
     <RetainDaysToKeep>7</RetainDaysToKeep>
     <RetainLimitType>Cycles</RetainLimitType>
   </SimpleRetentionPolicy>
 </JobInfo>
</AgentBackupJob>

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