Backup Server Failover Plans

This resource collection represents failover plans.

Get All Failover Plans

Returns a collection resource representation of all failover plans.

Request
query Parameters
Array of objects or null (FilterParameter)

Specifies the conditions that a resource must meet to be returned in the output.

Array of objects or null (SortParameter)

Specifies the order in which resources are returned from the collection.

limit
integer <int32> [ 1 .. 500 ]
Default: 100

Specifies the first N resources that must be returned in the output.

offset
integer <int32> [ 0 .. 2147483647 ]
Default: 0

Excludes the first N resources from the query output.

Array of objects or null (SelectParameter)

Returns explicitly requested properties.

header Parameters
X-Request-id
string <uuid>

Random UID that you can assign to a request for idempotence and async action progress tracking.

Note that an operation is idempotent only during 5 minute time interval.

Example: ba547d14-c556-42bb-b85c-eeeb16e2f5e7
X-Client-Version
string

Version of Veeam Service Provider Console RESTful API supported by client.

Example: 3.6.1
Responses
200

OK

202

Request has been queued for execution.

default

All client errors (400–499) are returned with the associated HTTP status codes. All server errors (≥500) are returned with the 520 HTTP status code. For details, see the response body.

get/infrastructure/backupServers/failoverplans
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application/json
{
  • "data": [
    ],
  • "meta": {
    }
}

Get All Failover Plans Configured on Backup Server

Returns a collection resource representation of all failover plans configured on a Veeam Backup & Replication server with the specified UID.

Request
path Parameters
backupServerUid
required
string <uuid>

Veeam Backup & Replication server UID.

query Parameters
Array of objects or null (FilterParameter)

Specifies the conditions that a resource must meet to be returned in the output.

Array of objects or null (SortParameter)

Specifies the order in which resources are returned from the collection.

limit
integer <int32> [ 1 .. 500 ]
Default: 100

Specifies the first N resources that must be returned in the output.

offset
integer <int32> [ 0 .. 2147483647 ]
Default: 0

Excludes the first N resources from the query output.

Array of objects or null (SelectParameter)

Returns explicitly requested properties.

header Parameters
X-Request-id
string <uuid>

Random UID that you can assign to a request for idempotence and async action progress tracking.

Note that an operation is idempotent only during 5 minute time interval.

Example: ba547d14-c556-42bb-b85c-eeeb16e2f5e7
X-Client-Version
string

Version of Veeam Service Provider Console RESTful API supported by client.

Example: 3.6.1
Responses
200

OK

202

Request has been queued for execution.

default

All client errors (400–499) are returned with the associated HTTP status codes. All server errors (≥500) are returned with the 520 HTTP status code. For details, see the response body.

get/infrastructure/backupServers/{backupServerUid}/failoverplans
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application/json
{
  • "data": [
    ],
  • "meta": {
    }
}

Get Failover Plan

Returns a resource representation of a failover plan with the specified UID.

Request
path Parameters
planUid
required
string <uuid>

Failover plan UID.

query Parameters
Array of objects or null (SelectParameter)

Returns explicitly requested properties.

header Parameters
X-Request-id
string <uuid>

Random UID that you can assign to a request for idempotence and async action progress tracking.

Note that an operation is idempotent only during 5 minute time interval.

Example: ba547d14-c556-42bb-b85c-eeeb16e2f5e7
X-Client-Version
string

Version of Veeam Service Provider Console RESTful API supported by client.

Example: 3.6.1
Responses
200

OK

202

Request has been queued for execution.

default

All client errors (400–499) are returned with the associated HTTP status codes. All server errors (≥500) are returned with the 520 HTTP status code. For details, see the response body.

get/infrastructure/backupServers/failoverplans/{planUid}
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application/json
{
  • "data": {
    }
}

Modify Failover Plan

Modifies a failover plan with the specified UID.

Operation is performed asynchronously and cannot be tracked.

Request
path Parameters
planUid
required
string <uuid>

Failover plan UID.

query Parameters
Array of objects or null (SelectParameter)

Returns explicitly requested properties.

header Parameters
X-Request-id
string <uuid>

Random UID that you can assign to a request for idempotence and async action progress tracking.

Note that an operation is idempotent only during 5 minute time interval.

Example: ba547d14-c556-42bb-b85c-eeeb16e2f5e7
X-Client-Version
string

Version of Veeam Service Provider Console RESTful API supported by client.

Example: 3.6.1
Request Body schema: application/json
required

Array of JSON Patch operations according to RFC 6902.

Array
op
required
string

Performed operation.

Enum: "add" "replace" "test" "remove" "move" "copy"
value
required
string

Value that is added, replaced, tested or removed by the PATCH operation.

path
required
string

JSON Pointer containing path to a target location where the PATCH operation is performed.

from
string or null

JSON Pointer containing path to a location from which data is moved or copied.

Responses
200

OK

202

Request has been queued for execution.

default

All client errors (400–499) are returned with the associated HTTP status codes. All server errors (≥500) are returned with the 520 HTTP status code. For details, see the response body.

patch/infrastructure/backupServers/failoverplans/{planUid}
Request samples
application/json
[
  • {
    },
  • {
    }
]
Response samples
application/json
{
  • "data": {
    }
}

Start Failover Plan

Starts a failover plan with the specified UID. Returns a positive response when the task is added to the internal queue and not when the task is executed.

Request
path Parameters
planUid
required
string <uuid>

Failover plan UID.

query Parameters
dateTime
string <date>

Backup date and time. Veeam Backup & Replication finds the closest restore point prior to the entered value for each VM and will fail over to it.

If you provide a future date, the operation returns an error response.

test
boolean
Default: false

If set, the failover runs in test mode.

header Parameters
X-Request-id
string <uuid>

Random UID that you can assign to a request for idempotence and async action progress tracking.

Note that an operation is idempotent only during 5 minute time interval.

Example: ba547d14-c556-42bb-b85c-eeeb16e2f5e7
X-Client-Version
string

Version of Veeam Service Provider Console RESTful API supported by client.

Example: 3.6.1
Responses
200

OK

202

Request has been queued for execution.

default

All client errors (400–499) are returned with the associated HTTP status codes. All server errors (≥500) are returned with the 520 HTTP status code. For details, see the response body.

post/infrastructure/backupServers/failoverplans/{planUid}/start
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application/json
{
  • "errors": [
    ],
  • "data": { },
  • "meta": {
    }
}

Undo Failover Plan

Undoes a failover plan with the specified UID. Returns a positive response when the undo task is added to the internal queue and not when the task is executed.

Request
path Parameters
planUid
required
string <uuid>

Failover plan UID.

header Parameters
X-Request-id
string <uuid>

Random UID that you can assign to a request for idempotence and async action progress tracking.

Note that an operation is idempotent only during 5 minute time interval.

Example: ba547d14-c556-42bb-b85c-eeeb16e2f5e7
X-Client-Version
string

Version of Veeam Service Provider Console RESTful API supported by client.

Example: 3.6.1
Responses
200

OK

202

Request has been queued for execution.

default

All client errors (400–499) are returned with the associated HTTP status codes. All server errors (≥500) are returned with the 520 HTTP status code. For details, see the response body.

post/infrastructure/backupServers/failoverplans/{planUid}/undo
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Response samples
application/json
{
  • "errors": [
    ],
  • "data": { },
  • "meta": {
    }
}

Get All Objects of Failover Plans

Returns a collection resource representation of VMs included in all failover plans.

Request
query Parameters
Array of objects or null (FilterParameter)

Specifies the conditions that a resource must meet to be returned in the output.

Array of objects or null (SortParameter)

Specifies the order in which resources are returned from the collection.

limit
integer <int32> [ 1 .. 500 ]
Default: 100

Specifies the first N resources that must be returned in the output.

offset
integer <int32> [ 0 .. 2147483647 ]
Default: 0

Excludes the first N resources from the query output.

Array of objects or null (SelectParameter)

Returns explicitly requested properties.

header Parameters
X-Request-id
string <uuid>

Random UID that you can assign to a request for idempotence and async action progress tracking.

Note that an operation is idempotent only during 5 minute time interval.

Example: ba547d14-c556-42bb-b85c-eeeb16e2f5e7
X-Client-Version
string

Version of Veeam Service Provider Console RESTful API supported by client.

Example: 3.6.1
Responses
200

OK

202

Request has been queued for execution.

default

All client errors (400–499) are returned with the associated HTTP status codes. All server errors (≥500) are returned with the 520 HTTP status code. For details, see the response body.

get/infrastructure/backupServers/failoverplans/objects
Request samples
Response samples
application/json
{
  • "data": [
    ],
  • "meta": {
    }
}

Get All Objects of Failover Plans Configured on Backup Server

Returns a collection resource representation of VMs included in all failover plans configured on a Veeam Backup & Replication server with the specified UID.

Request
path Parameters
backupServerUid
required
string <uuid>

Veeam Backup & Replication server UID.

query Parameters
Array of objects or null (FilterParameter)

Specifies the conditions that a resource must meet to be returned in the output.

Array of objects or null (SortParameter)

Specifies the order in which resources are returned from the collection.

limit
integer <int32> [ 1 .. 500 ]
Default: 100

Specifies the first N resources that must be returned in the output.

offset
integer <int32> [ 0 .. 2147483647 ]
Default: 0

Excludes the first N resources from the query output.

Array of objects or null (SelectParameter)

Returns explicitly requested properties.

header Parameters
X-Request-id
string <uuid>

Random UID that you can assign to a request for idempotence and async action progress tracking.

Note that an operation is idempotent only during 5 minute time interval.

Example: ba547d14-c556-42bb-b85c-eeeb16e2f5e7
X-Client-Version
string

Version of Veeam Service Provider Console RESTful API supported by client.

Example: 3.6.1
Responses
200

OK

202

Request has been queued for execution.

default

All client errors (400–499) are returned with the associated HTTP status codes. All server errors (≥500) are returned with the 520 HTTP status code. For details, see the response body.

get/infrastructure/backupServers/{backupServerUid}/failoverplans/objects
Request samples
Response samples
application/json
{
  • "data": [
    ],
  • "meta": {
    }
}

Get All Objects of Failover Plan

Returns a collection resource representation of all VMs included in a failover plan with the specified UID.

Request
path Parameters
planUid
required
string <uuid>

Failover plan UID.

query Parameters
Array of objects or null (FilterParameter)

Specifies the conditions that a resource must meet to be returned in the output.

Array of objects or null (SortParameter)

Specifies the order in which resources are returned from the collection.

limit
integer <int32> [ 1 .. 500 ]
Default: 100

Specifies the first N resources that must be returned in the output.

offset
integer <int32> [ 0 .. 2147483647 ]
Default: 0

Excludes the first N resources from the query output.

Array of objects or null (SelectParameter)

Returns explicitly requested properties.

header Parameters
X-Request-id
string <uuid>

Random UID that you can assign to a request for idempotence and async action progress tracking.

Note that an operation is idempotent only during 5 minute time interval.

Example: ba547d14-c556-42bb-b85c-eeeb16e2f5e7
X-Client-Version
string

Version of Veeam Service Provider Console RESTful API supported by client.

Example: 3.6.1
Responses
200

OK

202

Request has been queued for execution.

default

All client errors (400–499) are returned with the associated HTTP status codes. All server errors (≥500) are returned with the 520 HTTP status code. For details, see the response body.

get/infrastructure/backupServers/failoverplans/{planUid}/objects
Request samples
Response samples
application/json
{
  • "data": [
    ],
  • "meta": {
    }
}

Document updated 11/06/2025

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