GET /repositories/{ID}

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

Request

To get a backup repository, send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the /repositories/{ID} resource.

HTTP Request

GET https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/repositories/{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 /repositories/{ID} resource. The resource entity contains the following parameters and links.

Parameters

Element

Type

Description

UID

UidType

UID of the backup repository resource, for example: urn:veeam:Repository:b609c947-dd30-4295-8b57-cc880329dbd6.

Name

String

Name of the backup repository, for example: Backups Vol2.

Capacity

Int64

Total space available on the backup repository.

FreeSpace

Int64

Free space available on the backup repository.

Kind

String

Type of the backup repository. Possible values:

  • WindowsLocal
  • LinuxLocal
  • CifsShare
  • DDBoost
  • Cloud
  • HPStoreOnce
  • ExaGrid
  • Foreign
  • SanSnapshot
  • HPStoreOnceIntegration
  • Extendable
  • Quantum
  • Nfs

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

Links

Reference

Relationship

Description

/backupServers/{ID}

Up

URL of the /backupServers/{ID} resource — a backup server that contains the repository in the backup infrastructure.

/repositories/{ID}

Alternate

Alternate URL of the /repositories/{ID} resource.

/repositories/{ID}/backups

Down

URL of the /backups resource — a collection of backups stored in the backup repository.

/repositories/{ID}/replicas

Down

URL of the /replicas resource — a collection of replicas whose metadata is stored in the backup repository.

Example

The example below returns a backup repository having ID bffeb9f5-1bdd-4bbd-9299-6fcb7c37bdf6.

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/repositories/bffeb9f5-1bdd-4bbd-9299-6fcb7c37bdf6

 

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId   NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

 

Response:

200 OK

 

Response Body:

<Repository xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="Repository" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/repositories/bffeb9f5-1bdd-4bbd-9299-6fcb7c37bdf6?format=Entity" Name="Backup Volume 01" UID="urn:veeam:Repository:bffeb9f5-1bdd-4bbd-9299-6fcb7c37bdf6">
 <Links>
   <Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/backupServers/ce15a8c7-aa49-495e-b05b-ee3398c91018" Name="srv02.tech.local" />
   <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="RepositoryReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/repositories/bffeb9f5-1bdd-4bbd-9299-6fcb7c37bdf6" Name="Backup Volume 01" />
   <Link Rel="Down" Type="BackupReferenceList" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/repositories/bffeb9f5-1bdd-4bbd-9299-6fcb7c37bdf6/backups" />
   <Link Rel="Down" Type="ReplicaReferenceList" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/repositories/bffeb9f5-1bdd-4bbd-9299-6fcb7c37bdf6/replicas" />
 </Links>
 <Capacity>1079639011328</Capacity>
 <FreeSpace>881812750336</FreeSpace>
 <Kind>WindowsLocal</Kind>
</Repository>