API DocumentationBackups
Create backup
Create a backup of the given Computer (VM). Progress can be polled via the status endpoint.
Authorization
bearer_auth AuthorizationBearer <token>
OAuth Authentication
OpenScaler API uses OAuth, a standard for secure authorization. To access the API, obtain a token via the OpenScaler Platform.
Use the access_token in the Authorization header for requests:
Authorization: Bearer <token>Always keep your token secure and do not share it with anyone.
In: header
Request Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
Request body for creating a VM backup.
Response Body
application/json
application/json
text/pain
application/json
application/json
curl -X POST "https://example.com/v1/backups" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "name": "backup-of-my-vm", "description": "Nightly full backup", "project_id": "default", "backup_type": "full", "vm_id": "cc3ccab2-0ae2-11ef-9136-6a0922f6458b" }'{ "id": "6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8", "name": "backup-of-my-vm", "user_id": "user-abc123", "project_id": "default", "created_at": "2024-11-15T10:30:00Z", "backup_type": "full", "status": "complete", "size": 12.5, "region": "alg1", "target_type": "vm", "target_id": "cc3ccab2-0ae2-11ef-9136-6a0922f6458b"}{ "errors": [ { "message": "'vcpus' field must be an integer", "field": "resource_id" } ]}"Access denied"{ "errors": [ { "message": "User not initialized (missing required fields in token), please init user by sending POST request to `/v1/init` then refresh your token\n" } ]}{ "errors": [ { "message": "VM with ID 23 not found" } ]}