New Features

The following new features are introduced in Veeam Backup & Replication REST API 1.2-rev1.

Encryption Passwords

Now you can change the passwords used for data encryption. For details, see Change Encryption Password.

Repositories

With REST API 1.2-rev1, you can rescan an array of specified backup repositories, using the Rescan Repositories request.

Backups

REST API 1.2-rev1 allows you to perform the following new operations with backups:

• To delete a backup from disk completely or just delete a backup record from the configuration database, use the Delete Backup request.
• To download backup metadata, send the Download Backup Metadata request.

Microsoft Entra ID

Now you can backup and restore Microsoft Entra ID conditional access policies. To enable conditional access policies backup, add the following registry key:

Additionally, make sure that the Microsoft Entra application used for tenant authentication has required permissions. For details, see the Considerations and Limitations section of the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

To backup and restore conditional access policies, use existing endpoints. For details, see Backing up and Restoring Microsoft Entra ID. To compare conditional access policies, use the following new endpoints:

• Start Comparing Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access Policy
• Get Comparison Results for Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access Policy