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REST API Reference
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Jobs

The Jobs section defines paths and operations for managing jobs that are coordinated by the backup server.

NOTE
In this version, the REST API supports the following job types:
  • Backup — VMware vSphere backup jobs
  • vSphereReplica — VMware vSphere replication jobs
  • CloudDirectorBackup — VMware Cloud Director backup jobs
  • EntraIDTenantBackup — Microsoft Entra ID tenant backup jobs
  • EntraIDAuditLogBackup — Microsoft Entra ID audit log backup jobs
VMware vSphere jobs can process inventory objects of the following types: VirtualMachine, vCenterServer, Datacenter, Cluster, Host, ResourcePool, Folder, Template, Tag, Datastore and DatastoreCluster. Objects with tags combination (or Multitag) are not supported.

Get All Jobs

The HTTP GET request to the /api/v1/jobs path allows you to get an array of all jobs coordinated by the backup server.

Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator, Veeam Backup Operator, Veeam Restore Operator, Veeam Backup Viewer, Veeam Tape Operator.

SecurityBearer
Request
query Parameters
skip
integer <int32>

Number of jobs to skip.

limit
integer <int32>

Maximum number of jobs to return.

orderColumn
string (EJobFiltersOrderColumn)

Sorts jobs by one of the job parameters.

Enum: "Name" "Type" "Description"
orderAsc
boolean

If true, sorts jobs in the ascending order by the orderColumn parameter.

nameFilter
string

Filters jobs by the nameFilter pattern. The pattern can match any job parameter. To substitute one or more characters, use the asterisk (*) character at the beginning, at the end or both.

typeFilter
string (EJobType)

Filters jobs by job type.

Enum: "Backup" "VSphereReplica" "CloudDirectorBackup" "EntraIDTenantBackup" "EntraIDAuditLogBackup" "FileBackupCopy"
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
Default: 1.2-rev0

Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.

Responses
200

OK

401

Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).

403

Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.

500

Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.

get/api/v1/jobs
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "data": [
    ],
  • "pagination": {
    }
}
Create Job
The HTTP POST request to the /api/v1/jobs path allows you to create a new job that has the specified parameters.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Request Body schema: application/json
required
name
required
string
Name of the job.


 
type
required
string (EJobType) 
Type of the job.


 
description
required
string
Description of the job.


 
required
object (BackupJobVirtualMachinesSpec) 
Included and excluded objects.


 
isHighPriority
boolean
 Default:  false
If true, the resource scheduler prioritizes this job higher than other similar jobs and allocates resources to it in the first place.


 
object (BackupJobStorageModel) 
Backup storage settings.


 
object (BackupJobGuestProcessingModel) 
Guest processing settings.


 
object (BackupScheduleModel) 
Job scheduling options.


 
Responses 
201
Job has been created.


400
Bad request. This error is related to POST/PUT requests. The request body is malformed, incomplete or otherwise invalid.


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


post/api/v1/jobs
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "type": "Backup",
  • "name": "Backup Job 3",
  • "description": "Created by ENTERPRISE01\\Administrator",
  • "isHighPriority": false,
  • "virtualMachines": {
    },
  • "storage": {
    },
  • "guestProcessing": {
    },
  • "schedule": {
    }
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "isHighPriority": false,
  • "virtualMachines": {
    },
  • "storage": {
    },
  • "guestProcessing": {
    },
  • "schedule": {
    },
  • "type": "Backup",
  • "id": "75fc491a-d158-4380-a433-ebc42a28e4df",
  • "name": "Oracle Backup",
  • "description": "Created by GAMMA\\Administrator",
  • "isDisabled": false
}
Get All Job States
The HTTP GET request to the /api/v1/jobs/states path allows you to get an array of all job states. The states include brief job information that you can also find under the Jobs node in the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator, Veeam Backup Operator, Veeam Restore Operator, Veeam Backup Viewer, Veeam Tape Operator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
query Parameters
skip
integer <int32> 
Number of job states to skip.


 
limit
integer <int32> 
Maximum number of job states to return.


 
orderColumn
string (EJobStatesFiltersOrderColumn) 
Sorts job states by one of the state parameters.


 Enum: "Name" "Type" "Status" "LastRun" "LastResult" "NextRun" "Description" "RepositoryId" "ObjectsCount"  
orderAsc
boolean
If true, sorts job states in the ascending order by the orderColumn parameter.


 
idFilter
string <uuid> 
Filters job states by job ID.


 
nameFilter
string
Filters job states by the nameFilter pattern. The pattern can match any state parameter. To substitute one or more characters, use the asterisk (*) character at the beginning, at the end or both.


 
typeFilter
string (EJobType) 
Filters job states by job type.


 Enum: "Backup" "VSphereReplica" "CloudDirectorBackup" "EntraIDTenantBackup" "EntraIDAuditLogBackup" "FileBackupCopy"  
lastResultFilter
string (ESessionResult) 
Filters job states by status with which jobs must finish.


 Enum: "None" "Success" "Warning" "Failed"  
statusFilter
string (EJobStatus) 
Filters job states by current status of the job.


 Enum: "running" "inactive" "disabled"  
workloadFilter
string (EJobWorkload) 
Filters job states by workloads that jobs must process.


 Enum: "application" "cloudVm" "file" "server" "workstation" "vm"  
lastRunAfterFilter
string <date-time> 
Returns job states for jobs that have run after the specified date and time.


 
lastRunBeforeFilter
string <date-time> 
Returns job states for jobs that have not run after the specified date and time.


 
isHighPriorityJobFilter
boolean
If true, returns job states for high priority jobs only.


 
repositoryIdFilter
string <uuid> 
Filters job states by repository ID.


 
objectsCountFilter
integer
Filters job states by number of objects processed by the job.


 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Responses 
200
OK


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


get/api/v1/jobs/states
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "data": [
    ],
  • "pagination": {
    }
}
Get Job
The HTTP GET request to the /api/v1/jobs/{id} path allows you to get a job that has the specified id.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator, Veeam Backup Operator, Veeam Restore Operator, Veeam Backup Viewer, Veeam Tape Operator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string <uuid> 
ID of the job.


 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Responses 
200
OK


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


404
Not found. No object was found with the path parameter specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


get/api/v1/jobs/{id}
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "isHighPriority": false,
  • "virtualMachines": {
    },
  • "storage": {
    },
  • "guestProcessing": {
    },
  • "schedule": {
    },
  • "type": "Backup",
  • "id": "75fc491a-d158-4380-a433-ebc42a28e4df",
  • "name": "Oracle Backup",
  • "description": "Created by GAMMA\\Administrator",
  • "isDisabled": false
}
Edit Job
The HTTP PUT request to the /api/v1/jobs/{id} path allows you to edit a job that has the specified id.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string <uuid> 
ID of the job.


 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Request Body schema: application/json
required
id
required
string <uuid> 
ID of the job.


 
name
required
string
Name of the job.


 
type
required
string (EJobType) 
Type of the job.


 
isDisabled
required
boolean
If true, the job is disabled.


 
description
required
string
Description of the job.


 
required
object (BackupJobGuestProcessingModel) 
Guest processing settings.


 
isHighPriority
required
boolean
If true, the resource scheduler prioritizes this job higher than other similar jobs and allocates resources to it in the first place.


 
required
object (BackupScheduleModel) 
Job scheduling options.


 
required
object (BackupJobStorageModel) 
Backup storage settings.


 
required
object (BackupJobVirtualMachinesModel) 
Included and excluded objects.


 
Responses 
200
Job has been updated.


400
Bad request. This error is related to POST/PUT requests. The request body is malformed, incomplete or otherwise invalid.


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


404
Not found. No object was found with the path parameter specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


put/api/v1/jobs/{id}
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "isHighPriority": false,
  • "virtualMachines": {
    },
  • "storage": {
    },
  • "guestProcessing": {
    },
  • "schedule": {
    },
  • "type": "Backup",
  • "id": "75fc491a-d158-4380-a433-ebc42a28e4df",
  • "name": "Oracle Backup",
  • "description": "Created by GAMMA\\Administrator",
  • "isDisabled": false
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "isHighPriority": false,
  • "virtualMachines": {
    },
  • "storage": {
    },
  • "guestProcessing": {
    },
  • "schedule": {
    },
  • "type": "Backup",
  • "id": "75fc491a-d158-4380-a433-ebc42a28e4df",
  • "name": "Oracle Backup",
  • "description": "Created by GAMMA\\Administrator",
  • "isDisabled": false
}
Delete Job
The HTTP DELETE request to the /api/v1/jobs/{id} path allows you to delete a job that has the specified id.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string <uuid> 
ID of the job.


 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Responses 
204
Removed.


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


404
Not found. No object was found with the path parameter specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


delete/api/v1/jobs/{id}
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{ }
Start Job
The HTTP POST request to the /api/v1/jobs/{id}/start path allows you to start a job that has the specified id.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator, Veeam Backup Operator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string <uuid> 
ID of the job.


 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Request Body schema: application/json
optional
performActiveFull
required
boolean
 Default:  false
If true, Veeam Backup & Replication will perform an active full backup.


 
startChainedJobs
boolean
 Default:  false
If true, Veeam Backup & Replication will start chained jobs as well.


 
Responses 
201
A BackupJob (or ReplicaJob) session has been started. To check the progress, track the session state.


400
Bad request. This error is related to POST/PUT requests. The request body is malformed, incomplete or otherwise invalid.


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


404
Not found. No object was found with the path parameter specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


post/api/v1/jobs/{id}/start
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "performActiveFull": true,
  • "startChainedJobs": true
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "sessionType": "Job",
  • "state": "Starting",
  • "id": "b1380736-18a9-4fac-adfe-20abc570e8de",
  • "name": "Oracle Backup",
  • "jobId": "75fc491a-d158-4380-a433-ebc42a28e4df",
  • "creationTime": "2024-02-04T20:46:49.067+03:00",
  • "endTime": null,
  • "progressPercent": 0,
  • "result": null,
  • "resourceId": null,
  • "resourceReference": null,
  • "parentSessionId": null,
  • "usn": 0
}
Stop Job
The HTTP POST request to the /api/v1/jobs/{id}/stop path allows you to stop a job that has the specified id.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator, Veeam Backup Operator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string <uuid> 
ID of the job.


 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Request Body schema: application/json
optional
gracefulStop
required
boolean
 Default:  true
If true, Veeam Backup & Replication will produce a new restore point for those VMs that have already been processed and for VMs that are being processed at the moment.


 
Responses 
201
Stopping the BackupJob (or ReplicaJob) session. To check the progress, track the session state.


400
Bad request. This error is related to POST/PUT requests. The request body is malformed, incomplete or otherwise invalid.


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


404
Not found. No object was found with the path parameter specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


post/api/v1/jobs/{id}/stop
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "gracefulStop": true
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "sessionType": "Job",
  • "state": "Starting",
  • "id": "b1380736-18a9-4fac-adfe-20abc570e8de",
  • "name": "Oracle Backup",
  • "jobId": "75fc491a-d158-4380-a433-ebc42a28e4df",
  • "creationTime": "2024-02-04T20:46:49.067+03:00",
  • "endTime": null,
  • "progressPercent": 0,
  • "result": null,
  • "resourceId": null,
  • "resourceReference": null,
  • "parentSessionId": null,
  • "usn": 0
}
Disable Job
The HTTP POST request to the /api/v1/jobs/{id}/disable path allows you to disable a job that has the specified id.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string <uuid> 
ID of the job.


 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Responses 
200
Job has been disabled.


400
Bad request. This error is related to POST/PUT requests. The request body is malformed, incomplete or otherwise invalid.


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


404
Not found. No object was found with the path parameter specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


post/api/v1/jobs/{id}/disable
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{ }
Enable Job
The HTTP POST request to the /api/v1/jobs/{id}/enable path allows you to enable a job that has the specified id.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string <uuid> 
ID of the job.


 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Responses 
200
Job has been enabled.


400
Bad request. This error is related to POST/PUT requests. The request body is malformed, incomplete or otherwise invalid.


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


404
Not found. No object was found with the path parameter specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


post/api/v1/jobs/{id}/enable
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{ }
Start Quick Backup
The HTTP POST request to the /api/v1/jobs/quickBackup/vSphere path allows you to perform quick backup for the specified VMware vSphere or VMware Cloud Director VM.
Available to: Veeam Backup Administrator, Veeam Backup Operator.


SecurityBearer 
Request 
header Parameters
x-api-version
required
string
 Default:  1.2-rev0
Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format: <version>-<revision>.


 
Request Body schema: application/json
required
platform
required
string (EPlatformType) 
Platform type.


 
name
required
string
Name of the VMware vSphere object.


 
type
required
string (EVmwareInventoryType) 
Type of the VMware vSphere object.


 Enum: "Unknown" "VirtualMachine" "vCenterServer" "Datacenter" "Cluster" "Host" "ResourcePool" "Folder" "Datastore" "DatastoreCluster" "StoragePolicy" "Template" "ComputeResource" "VirtualApp" "Tag" "Category" "Multitag" "Network" "DVSNetwork"  
hostName
required
string
Name of the VMware vSphere server that hosts the object.


 
size
string
Object size.


 
objectId
string
ID of the VMware vSphere object. The parameter is required for all VMware vSphere objects except vCenter servers and standalone ESXi hosts.


 
urn
string
Uniform Resource Name (URN) of the object.


 
Responses 
201
A BackupJob session has been started. To check the progress, track the session state.


400
Bad request. This error is related to POST/PUT requests. The request body is malformed, incomplete or otherwise invalid.


401
Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).


403
Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.


500
Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.


post/api/v1/jobs/quickBackup/vSphere
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "type": "VirtualMachine",
  • "hostName": "vcenter01.tech.local",
  • "name": "linbase01",
  • "objectId": "vm-45541",
  • "urn": "vc:vcenter01.tech.local;folder:group-d1;datacenter:datacenter-1001;folder:group-h1003;computeresource:domain-s1006;hostsystem:host-1008;resourcepool:resgroup-1023;virtualmachine:vm-45541",
  • "platform": "VMware",
  • "size": "19.8 GB"
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "sessionType": "BackupJob",
  • "state": "Starting",
  • "platformName": "VMware",
  • "id": "9ff48f05-3367-42a8-af03-d875a5969295",
  • "name": "Backup Job 1",
  • "jobId": "6bf39221-c79b-49ff-8537-26a37b0a9080",
  • "creationTime": "2024-10-29T11:11:49.839619+01:00",
  • "endTime": null,
  • "progressPercent": 0,
  • "result": {
    },
  • "resourceId": null,
  • "resourceReference": null,
  • "parentSessionId": null,
  • "usn": 149421,
  • "platformId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}