GET /query?type=CdpPolicy

Returns a collection of CDP policies created on backup servers that are connected to Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. For details, see /cdpPolicies.

Request

To get a list of CDP policies, send the GET HTTP request to the query with the type parameter set to CdpPolicy.

HTTP Request

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

Request Headers

The request contains the following headers:

Request 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.

Optional Parameters

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

Optional Parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
UID	UidType	UID of the CDP policy, for example: urn:veeam:CdpPolicy:bc933bb6-0cc5-47b6-a1ec-e062b9e29877.
Name	String	Name of the CDP policy, for example: CDP Policy 1.
Description	String	Description of the CDP policy.
NextRun	DateTime	Date and time of the next run of the CDP policy. The parameter accepts only UTC-formatted DateTime values.
ScheduleConfigured	Boolean	Defines whether scheduling options are specified for the CDP policy. Possible values: True False
ScheduleEnabled	Boolean	Defines whether schedule is enabled for the CDP policy. Possible values: True False
BackupServerUid	UidType	UID of the backup server parent to the CDP policy resource.
BackupServerName	String	Name of the backup server parent to the CDP policy 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.

Response 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 a representation of the /cdpPolicies resource collection.

Example

The example below returns an entity resource representation of a collection of CDP policies created on the backupsrv29.tech.local backup server.

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/query?type=cdpPolicy&format=Entities&filter=BackupServerName=="backupsrv29.tech.local"

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

Response:

200 OK

Response Body:

<QueryResult xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0">
<Entities>
<CdpPolicies>
<CdpPolicy Type="CdpPolicy" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33?format=Entity" Name="CDP Policy" UID="urn:veeam:CdpPolicy:872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33">
<Links>
<Link Rel="Up" Type="BackupServerReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/backupServers/beda8585-1354-451c-afe2-646dcf42afa6" Name="backupsrv29.tech.local" />
<Link Rel="Alternate" Type="CdpPolicyReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33" Name="CDP Policy" />
<Link Rel="Edit" Type="CdpPolicyReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33" Name="CDP Policy" />
<Link Rel="Down" Type="ObjectInJobList" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33/includes" />
<Link Rel="Create" Type="ObjectInJob" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33/includes" />
<Link Rel="Down" Type="CdpReplicaSessionReferenceList" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33/cdpReplicaSessions" />
<Link Rel="Disable" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33?action=disable" />
</Links>
<PolicyType>CdpReplica</PolicyType>
<Platform>VMware</Platform>
<Description />
<ScheduleConfigured>true</ScheduleConfigured>
<ScheduleEnabled>true</ScheduleEnabled>
<NextRun>2025-06-01T13:41:20.68Z</NextRun>
<PolicyScheduleOptions>
<CdpReplica>
<RecoveryPointObjectiveSeconds>15</RecoveryPointObjectiveSeconds>
<RecoveryPointObjectiveMinutes>0</RecoveryPointObjectiveMinutes>
<RPOSchedule Enabled="true">
<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>
</RPOSchedule>
<RPOReporting>
<MarkAsWarning>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<RPOThresholdSeconds>2</RPOThresholdSeconds>
<RPOThresholdMinutes>0</RPOThresholdMinutes>
</MarkAsWarning>
<MarkAsFailed>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<RPOThresholdSeconds>3</RPOThresholdSeconds>
<RPOThresholdMinutes>0</RPOThresholdMinutes>
</MarkAsFailed>
</RPOReporting>
<ShortTermRetentionMinutes>0</ShortTermRetentionMinutes>
<ShortTermRetentionHours>4</ShortTermRetentionHours>
<LongTermRetentionHours>8</LongTermRetentionHours>
<LongTermRetentionKeepDays>7</LongTermRetentionKeepDays>
<LongTermRetentionSchedule Enabled="true">
<TimePeriods>
<Day Name="Sunday">2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2</Day>
<Day Name="Monday">2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2</Day>
<Day Name="Tuesday">2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2</Day>
<Day Name="Wednesday">2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2</Day>
<Day Name="Thursday">2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2</Day>
<Day Name="Friday">2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2</Day>
<Day Name="Saturday">2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2</Day>
</TimePeriods>
</LongTermRetentionSchedule>
</CdpReplica>
</PolicyScheduleOptions>
<CdpPolicyInfo>
<CdpReplicaPolicyInfo>
<Includes>
<ObjectInJob Type="ObjectInJob" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33/includes/7493cec7-e8d9-4d88-b5e9-8fc651370462">
<ObjectInJobId>7493cec7-e8d9-4d88-b5e9-8fc651370462</ObjectInJobId>
<HierarchyObjRef>urn:VMware:Vm:83963a7e-d43f-4fea-9036-466898c9c9e7.vm-84375</HierarchyObjRef>
<Name>virt03-vm01</Name>
<DisplayName>virt03-vm01</DisplayName>
<GuestProcessingOptions>
<VssSnapshotOptions>
<VssSnapshotMode>RequireSuccess</VssSnapshotMode>
<IsCopyOnly>true</IsCopyOnly>
</VssSnapshotOptions>
<WindowsCredentialsId />
<LinuxCredentialsId />
</GuestProcessingOptions>
</ObjectInJob>
<ObjectInJob Type="ObjectInJob" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/cdpPolicies/872a3860-3805-43b8-bcf6-388384bfed33/includes/82a49ecf-081e-4eca-b6ee-1df01decf16e">
<ObjectInJobId>82a49ecf-081e-4eca-b6ee-1df01decf16e</ObjectInJobId>
<HierarchyObjRef>urn:VMware:Vm:83963a7e-d43f-4fea-9036-466898c9c9e7.vm-84373</HierarchyObjRef>
<Name>virt03-ubuntu01</Name>
<DisplayName>virt03-ubuntu01</DisplayName>
<GuestProcessingOptions>
<VssSnapshotOptions>
<VssSnapshotMode>RequireSuccess</VssSnapshotMode>
<IsCopyOnly>false</IsCopyOnly>
</VssSnapshotOptions>
<WindowsCredentialsId />
<LinuxCredentialsId />
</GuestProcessingOptions>
</ObjectInJob>
</Includes>
<GuestProcessingOptions>
<VssSnapshotOptions>
<VssSnapshotMode>Disabled</VssSnapshotMode>
<IsCopyOnly>true</IsCopyOnly>
</VssSnapshotOptions>
<WindowsCredentialsId />
<LinuxCredentialsId />
</GuestProcessingOptions>
</CdpReplicaPolicyInfo>
</CdpPolicyInfo>
</CdpPolicy>
</CdpPolicies>
</Entities>
<PagingInfo PagesCount="1" PageSize="100" PageNum="1">
<Links>
<Link Rel="First" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/query?type=cdpPolicy&format=Entities&filter=BackupServerName=="backupsrv29.tech.local"&pageSize=100&page=1" />
<Link Rel="Last" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/query?type=cdpPolicy&format=Entities&filter=BackupServerName=="backupsrv29.tech.local"&pageSize=100&page=1" />
</Links>
</PagingInfo>
</QueryResult>