GET /restoreSessions/{ID}
Returns a restore session having the specified ID.
Supported Platforms
The request is supported for the following platforms:
- VMware vSphere
 - VMware Cloud Director
 - Microsoft Hyper-V
 
Request
To get a restore session having the specified ID, send the GET HTTP request to the /restoreSessions/{ID} resource.
HTTP Request
GET https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/restoreSessions/{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: 
 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: 
  | 
Response Body
In the response body, the REST API returns an entity or an entity reference of the /restoreSessions/{ID} resource. The resource entity contains the following parameters and links.
Parameters
Element  | Type  | Description  | 
|---|---|---|
UID  | UidType  | UID of the restore session resource, for example: urn:veeam:RestoreSession:ed8e95ca-6ec5-4a2d-978b-e1108c4130b6.  | 
Name  | String  | Name of the restore session resource, for example: sql02@2013-08-26 11:28:33.  | 
JobType  | String  | Type of the restore session. Possible values: 
  | 
CreationTime  | DateTime  | Date and time when the restore session was started. The parameter accepts only UTC-formatted DateTime values, for example: 2025-08-14T12:31:30.389954Z.  | 
EndTime  | DateTime  | Date and time when the restore session was ended. The parameter accepts only UTC-formatted DateTime values, for example: 2025-08-14T12:31:31.000000Z.  | 
State  | String  | State of the restore session. Possible values: 
  | 
Result  | String  | Result of the restore session. Possible values: 
  | 
Progress  | Int  | Progress of the replication job session (between 1 and 100).  | 
RestoredObjRef  | HierarchyObjRefType  | Reference to the restored object.  | 
To view query parameters that you can use for filtering or sorting, see GET /query?type=RestoreSession.
Links
Reference  | Relationship  | Description  | 
|---|---|---|
/backupServers/{ID}  | Up  | URL of the /backupServers/{ID} resource — a backup server that started the restore session.  | 
/restoreSessions/{ID}  | Alternate  | Alternate URL of the /restoreSessions/{ID} resource.  | 
/vmRestorePoints/{ID}  | Related  | URL of the /vmRestorePoints/{ID} resource — a VM restore point used for restore.  | 
Example
The example below returns an entity resource representation of a restore session having ID ed8e95ca-6ec5-4a2d-978b-e1108c4130b6.
Request: GET https://localhost:9398/api/restoreSessions/ed8e95ca-6ec5-4a2d-978b-e1108c4130b6?format=Entity 
 Request Header: X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj 
 Response: 200 OK 
 Response Body: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  |