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POST
Create an on-demand backup

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Send your API token (Dashboard → Settings → API Token) as Authorization: Bearer <token>.

Path Parameters

project_id
string<uuid>
required

Body

application/json

Required body for POST .../backups and POST .../backups/{backup_id}/restore, but only when the target project is a Database (omit entirely for App/VM projects).

target_database
string
required

Name of the logical database inside the database service to back up / restore into.

Response

Backup created

backup
object