GET /query?type=Job

Returns a resource representation of a collection of jobs created on backup servers that are connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. For details, see /jobs.

Request

To get a list of jobs, send the GET HTTP request to the query with the type parameter set to Job.

HTTP Request

GET https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/query?type=Job

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.

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.

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.

Optional Parameters

In the query, you can use the following parameters for filtering and sorting.

Parameter	Type	Description
UID	UidType	UID of the job, for example: urn:veeam:Job:da736815-4fea-4c8e-b0e1-5ecdbca1c512.
Name	String	Name of the job, for example: DC Replication.
Description	String	Description of the job specified at the time of the job creation.
NextRun	DateTime	Date and time of the next job run. The parameter accepts only UTC-formatted DateTime values. Note that this parameter can be used for scheduled jobs only.
JobType	String	Job type. Possible values: Backup — backup job BackupCopy — periodic backup copy job ImmediateBackupCopy — immediate backup copy job Replica — replication job
Platform	String	Platform for which the job is created. Possible values: VMware Hyperv vCloud
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
BackupServerUid	UidType	UID of the backup server parent to the job resource.
BackupServerName	String	Name of the backup server parent to the job resource.

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

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 a representation of the /jobs resource collection.

Example

The example below returns an entity resource representation of a collection of backup jobs that process VMware VMware Cloud Director objects created on backup servers connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. The results are ordered in the acceding order by the Name parameter.

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/query?type=Job&format=Entities&sortAsc=name&filter=Platform==vCloud&JobType==Backup

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

Response:

200 OK

Response Body:

<QueryResult xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0">
<Entities>
<Jobs>
<Job Type="Job" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f?format=Entity" Name="Backup Job 5" UID="urn:veeam:Job:1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f">
<Links>
<Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/backupServers/7445e6ce-86f5-4171-b909-dac209c66563" Name="enterprise06.tech.local" />
<Link Rel="Alternate" Type="JobReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f" Name="Backup Job 5" />
<Link Rel="Edit" Type="JobReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f" Name="Backup Job 5" />
<Link Rel="Clone" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f?action=clone" />
<Link Rel="ToggleScheduleEnabled" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f?action=toggleScheduleEnabled" />
<Link Rel="Down" Type="ObjectInJobList" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f/includes" />
<Link Rel="Down" Type="BackupJobSessionReferenceList" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f/backupSessions" />
<Link Rel="Create" Type="ObjectInJob" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f/includes" />
<Link Rel="Start" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f?action=start" />
<Link Rel="Stop" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f?action=stop" />
<Link Rel="Retry" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f?action=retry" />
</Links>
<JobType>Backup</JobType>
<Platform>vCloud</Platform>
<Description>Created by TECH\administrator</Description>
<ScheduleConfigured>false</ScheduleConfigured>
<ScheduleEnabled>true</ScheduleEnabled>
<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>22:00:00.0000000+02:00</Time>
<TimeOffsetUtc>2</TimeOffsetUtc>
</OptionsDaily>
<OptionsMonthly Enabled="false">
<Time>22:00:00.0000000+02:00</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>
<BackupJobInfo>
<Includes>
<ObjectInJob Type="ObjectInJob" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/jobs/1406b437-e4eb-470f-876a-60dc2b83728f/includes/b4098b07-33c9-43b8-bbb6-b68bb4a7e17e">
<ObjectInJobId>b4098b07-33c9-43b8-bbb6-b68bb4a7e17e</ObjectInJobId>
<HierarchyObjRef>urn:vCloud:Vm:5d25f98b-90fb-452c-92a7-58e52adf2ed3.urn:vcloud:vm:8a99fd3f-4b79-49cf-a020-71ae70e7aafe</HierarchyObjRef>
<Name>vm01-LmYv</Name>
<DisplayName>vm01</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>
</ObjectInJob>
</Includes>
<GuestProcessingOptions>
<VssSnapshotOptions>
<VssSnapshotMode>Disabled</VssSnapshotMode>
<IsCopyOnly>false</IsCopyOnly>
</VssSnapshotOptions>
<WindowsGuestFSIndexingOptions>
<FileSystemIndexingMode>Disabled</FileSystemIndexingMode>
<IncludedIndexingFolders />
<ExcludedIndexingFolders />
</WindowsGuestFSIndexingOptions>
<LinuxGuestFSIndexingOptions>
<FileSystemIndexingMode>Disabled</FileSystemIndexingMode>
<IncludedIndexingFolders />
<ExcludedIndexingFolders />
</LinuxGuestFSIndexingOptions>
<SqlBackupOptions>
<TransactionLogsProcessing>OnlyOnSuccessJob</TransactionLogsProcessing>
<BackupLogsFrequencyMin>15</BackupLogsFrequencyMin>
<UseDbBackupRetention>true</UseDbBackupRetention>
<RetainDays>15</RetainDays>
</SqlBackupOptions>
<WindowsCredentialsId />
<LinuxCredentialsId />
</GuestProcessingOptions>
<AdvancedStorageOptions>
<PasswordKeyId />
</AdvancedStorageOptions>
<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>7</RetainCycles>
<RetainDaysToKeep>4</RetainDaysToKeep>
<RetainLimitType>Days</RetainLimitType>
</SimpleRetentionPolicy>
</BackupJobInfo>
</JobInfo>
</Job>
</Jobs>
</Entities>
<PagingInfo PagesCount="1" PageSize="100" PageNum="1">
<Links>
<Link Rel="First" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/query?type=Job&format=Entities&sortAsc=name&filter=Platform==vCloud&JobType==Backup&pageSize=100&page=1" />
<Link Rel="Last" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/query?type=Job&format=Entities&sortAsc=name&filter=Platform==vCloud&JobType==Backup&pageSize=100&page=1" />
</Links>
</PagingInfo>
</QueryResult>