Install CBT Driver
You can install the Veeam CBT driver on a Windows computer that runs a Veeam backup agent with the specified UID.
Required Privileges
To perform this task, a user must have one of the following roles assigned: Portal Administrator, Service Provider Global Administrator, Service Provider Administrator, Company Owner, Company Administrator.
Request
To install the Veeam CBT driver on a Windows computer, send the POST HTTP request to the URL of the /infrastructure/backupAgents/windows/{backupAgentUid}/installCbtDriver resource.
HTTP Request
POST https://<hostname>:1280/api/v3/infrastructure/backupAgents/windows/{backupAgentUid}/installCbtDriver |
Request Headers
The request contains the following headers.
Header | Required/Optional | Value | Description |
Authorization | Required | Bearer <Access-Token> | Authenticates a client who sends the request to the server. Must contain the access token for the current logon session in the Bearer <Access-Token> format. |
Accept | Optional | application/json | Specifies a media type of representation that is required in the response message. If the requested type is not supported, the server will return the response in the application/json media type. |
Request parameters
A list of parameters that are applicable for this operation:
Name | In | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
backupAgentUid | Path | String (uuid) | Yes | — | Veeam backup agent UID |
Response
The server returns the following response to the client.
Response Code
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: application/json; charset=utf-8 |
Example 
The following request installs the Veeam CBT driver on a Windows computer that runs a Veeam backup agent with UID 304c08c2-0d13-4e9d-b26b-0bd5add83b3b.
Request: POST https://localhost:1280/api/v3/infrastructure/backupAgents/windows/304c08c2-0d13-4e9d-b26b-0bd5add83b3b/installCbtDriver
Request Header: Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>
Response Code: 200 OK |
