Restoring, Sending and Saving Files

In this article

You can restore, send and save backed-up Microsoft Teams files.

Request

POST https://<hostname>:4443/v5/RestoreSessions/{restoreSessionId}/organization/teams/{teamId}/files/action

Request Headers

The request header must contain an authorization token of the current session.

Request Parameters

The following parameters must be specified in the URL of the request:

Parameter	Type	Description
restoreSessionId	string	Specifies the identification number of the restore session. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Restore Sessions.
teamId	string	Specifies the identification number of the team. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Teams.

Request Body

Restore

To restore backed-up files, the request body must contain the restore action properties:

Property	Type	Description
userName	string	Specifies the user name that you want to use for authenticating with the organization. This property is required if you want to use credentials of a user account for data restore.
userPassword	string	Specifies the password of the user account that you want to use for authenticating with the organization. This property is required if you want to use credentials of a user account for data restore.
userCode	string	Specifies the authentication code. For more information on how to get a device code, see Getting Device Code. This property is required if you want to use a device code for data restore.
applicationId	string	Specifies the identification number of an Azure AD application that you want to use for data restore. This property is required if you want to use a certificate for data restore.
applicationCertificate	base64	Specifies the SSL certificate configured for the Azure AD application that you want to use for data restore. You must provide the certificate as a Base64 string. For more information on how to obtain a Base64 string, see Converting Certificate to Base64 String.
applicationCertificatePassword	string	Specifies the password for the SSL certificate that you want to use for data restore.
restoreChangedItems	boolean	Defines whether to restore items that have changed in the original location since the time when the backup was created.
restoreMissingItems	boolean	Defines whether to restore items that are missing in the original location.
fileVersion	fileVersion	Specifies what versions of files to restore. Possible values: all last
fileLastVersionAction	fileLastVersionAction	Specifies what action to perform with the file in the original location when restoring the latest version of the file in the backup. Possible values: overwrite merge
channelId	string	Specifies the ID of the channel whose files you want to restore. Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams will restore all files of this channel. You do not need to use this property if you use the files property to specify what files to restore.
files	file[]	Accepts IDs of files that you want to restore. The files must reside in the same channel. You do not need to use this property if you use the channelId property to specify a channel whose files to restore. For more information on how to get such IDs, see Getting Files.

Converting Certificate to Base64 String

If you want to use a certificate to access an Azure AD application, you must provide the certificate as a Base64 string. To obtain a Base64 string, perform the following steps:

Get the certificate content from a PFX file.
Convert the certificate to a Base64 string.

To do this, you can use the following PowerShell cmdlets:

$pfx_cert = get-content '<path_to_cert>' -Encoding Byte

[System.Convert]::ToBase64String($pfx_cert) | Out-File '<path_to_file>'

where:

<path_to_cert> — path to the PFX file that you want to convert to a Base64 string.
<path_to_file> — path to a file that that will contain the resulting Base64 string. You will be able to copy the Base64 string from the file and provide the string in the body of a request to Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 REST API.

For example:

$pfx_cert = get-content 'C:\cert.pfx' -Encoding Byte

[System.Convert]::ToBase64String($pfx_cert) | Out-File 'C:\base64.txt'

Request Example 1

The following example shows how to use a user name and password to restore specific files of a channel.

Request Body:

{

"restore": {

"userName": "admin",

"userPassword": "password",

"restoreChangedItems": true,

"restoreMissingItems": true,

"fileVersion": "last",

"fileLastVersionAction": "overwrite",

"files": [

{"id": "94e5f006-77da-4c52-8f1e-1051a195844a"},

{"id": "1c750ff5-f22f-4c42-8522-97925a5a2e5e"}

]

}

Request Example 2

The following example shows how to use a device code to restore specific files of a channel.

Request Body:

{
"restore": {
"userCode": "C6A9DB737",
"restoreChangedItems": true,

"restoreMissingItems": true,

"fileVersion": "last",

"fileLastVersionAction": "overwrite",

"files": [

{"id": "94e5f006-77da-4c52-8f1e-1051a195844a"},

{"id": "1c750ff5-f22f-4c42-8522-97925a5a2e5e"}

]
}
}

Request Example 3

The following example shows how to use a certificate to restore specific files of a channel.

Request Body:

{

"restore":

{

"applicationId" : <app_id>,

"applicationCertificate": "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",

"applicationCertificatePassword": "xxx",

"restoreChangedItems": true,

"restoreMissingItems": true,

"fileVersion": "last",

"fileLastVersionAction": "overwrite",

"files": [

{"id": "94e5f006-77da-4c52-8f1e-1051a195844a"},

{"id": "1c750ff5-f22f-4c42-8522-97925a5a2e5e"}

]

}

Send

To send backed-up files as attachments in an email message, the request body must contain the send action properties:

Property	Type	Description
from	string	Specifies the email address from which the restored files will be sent.
to	string	Specifies the email address to which the restored files will be sent.
subject	string	Specifies the subject of the email message used for sending restored files.
text	string	Specifies the body of the email message used for sending restored files.
channelId	string	Specifies the ID of the channel whose files you want to send. Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams will send all files of this channel. You do not need to use this property if you use the files property to specify what files to send.
files	file[]	Accepts IDs of files that you want to send. The files must reside in the same channel. You do not need to use this property if you use the channelId property to specify a channel whose files to send. For more information on how to get such IDs, see Getting Files.

Request Example 1

The following example shows how to send backed-up files of a specified channel.

Request Body:

{

"send": {

"from": "admin@tech.com",

"to": "user@tech.com",

"subject": "teams recovery",

"text": "sent by rest api",

"channelId": "19:94e57dbfaa634f999353b374b69b5800@thread.tacv2"

}

Request Example 2

The following example shows how to send the selected backed-up files.

Request Body:

{

"send": {

"from": "admin@tech.com",

"to": "user@tech.com",

"subject": "teams recovery",

"text": "sent by rest api",

"files": [

{"id": "94e5f006-77da-4c52-8f1e-1051a195844a"},

{"id": "1c750ff5-f22f-4c42-8522-97925a5a2e5e"}

]

}

Restoring, Sending and Saving Files Note

If you omit the from property, the default sender email address specified in Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams email settings will be used. To specify Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams email settings, send the PUT HTTPS request to the /VETEmailSettings URL. For more information, see Editing Notification Settings.

Save

Restoring, Sending and Saving Files Note

Files are always saved in a ZIP archive.

To save backed-up files, the request body must contain the save action. You must specify one of the following action properties:

Property	Type	Description
channelId	string	Specifies the ID of the channel whose files you want to save. Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams will save all files of this channel. You do not need to use this property if you use the files property to specify what files to save.
files	file[]	Accepts IDs of files that you want to save. The files must reside in the same channel. You do not need to use this property if you use the channelId property to specify a channel whose files to save. For more information on how to get such IDs, see Getting Files.

Property

Type

Description

channelId

string

Specifies the ID of the channel whose files you want to save. Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams will save all files of this channel.

You do not need to use this property if you use the files property to specify what files to save.

files

file[]

Accepts IDs of files that you want to save. The files must reside in the same channel. You do not need to use this property if you use the channelId property to specify a channel whose files to save. For more information on how to get such IDs, see Getting Files.

Request Example 1

The following example shows how to save backed-up files of a specified channel.

Request Body:

{

"save": {
"channelId": "19:94e57dbfaa634f999353b374b69b5800@thread.tacv2"

}

Request Example 2

The following example shows how to save the selected backed-up files.

Request Body:

{

"save": {
"files": [

{"id": "94e5f006-77da-4c52-8f1e-1051a195844a"},

{"id": "1c750ff5-f22f-4c42-8522-97925a5a2e5e"}

]

}

The request command will archive the files and place the ZIP archive to a temporary folder on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 server. After that, the archive will be transferred as application/octet-stream media to the client. To download, read or perform other actions with the octet-stream, use features of programming languages.

Restoring, Sending and Saving Files Tip

You can use Swagger UI to download the document from the stream by clicking Download action link in the response body. For more information, see Evaluation in Swagger UI.

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 HTTPS headers.

Header	Description
Content-length	The length of the response body.
Content-type	The media type and syntax of the response body message for the requests with the export and save actions: application/octet-stream. The media type and syntax of the response body message for the requests with the restore and send actions: null.

Header

Description

Content-length

The length of the response body.

Content-type

The media type and syntax of the response body message for the requests with the export and save actions: application/octet-stream.

The media type and syntax of the response body message for the requests with the restore and send actions: null.

Response Body

In the response body, the server returns the following data:

[For the restore action] Information about operation results
[For the send action] None
[For the save action] Binary data stream

The response body for the restore operation has the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
totalItemsCount	integer	Total number of items in the backup.
restoredItemsCount	integer	Number of items restored from the backup.
failedItemsCount	integer	Number of items for which the restore operation failed.
skippedItemsCount	integer	Number of items that were not changed or missing in the original location. Such items are skipped during the restore operation.
restoreIssues	Array of string values	Description of issues that occurred during the restore operation.

Examples

Example 1

The following request restores all backed-up files of a team with the ID 448c5b66-8dcd-4c75-b636-d3b500bce36f.

Request:

POST https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/RestoreSessions/380d7caf738d3d9f-268b-435b-93e2-64e70f8032b6/organization/teams/448c5b66-8dcd-4c75-b636-d3b500bce36f/files/action

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Request Body:

{

"restore": {

"userName": "admin",

"userPassword": "password",

"restoreChangedItems": true,

"restoreMissingItems": true,

"fileVersion": "last",

"fileLastVersionAction": "overwrite"

}

Response:

200 OK

Response Body:

{

"totalItemsCount": 38,

"restoredItemsCount": 3,

"failedItemsCount": 0,

"skippedItemsCount": 35,

"restoreIssues": []

}

Example 2

The following request sends backed-up files with the IDs 94e5f006-77da-4c52-8f1e-1051a195844a and 1c750ff5-f22f-4c42-8522-97925a5a2e5e as attachments in an email message.

Request:

POST https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/RestoreSessions/380d7caf738d3d9f-268b-435b-93e2-64e70f8032b6/organization/teams/448c5b66-8dcd-4c75-b636-d3b500bce36f/files/action

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Request Body:

{

"send": {

"from": "admin@tech.com",

"to": "user@tech.com",

"subject": "teams recovery",

"text": "sent by rest api",

"files": [

{"id": "94e5f006-77da-4c52-8f1e-1051a195844a"},

{"id": "1c750ff5-f22f-4c42-8522-97925a5a2e5e"}

]

}

Response:

200 OK

Example 3

The following request saves backed-up files with the IDs 94e5f006-77da-4c52-8f1e-1051a195844a and 1c750ff5-f22f-4c42-8522-97925a5a2e5e.

Request:

POST https://abc.tech.local:4443/v5/RestoreSessions/380d7caf738d3d9f-268b-435b-93e2-64e70f8032b6/organization/teams/448c5b66-8dcd-4c75-b636-d3b500bce36f/files/action

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Request Body:

{

"save": {

"files": [

{"id": "94e5f006-77da-4c52-8f1e-1051a195844a"},

{"id": "1c750ff5-f22f-4c42-8522-97925a5a2e5e"}

]

}

Response:

200 OK