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MongoDB Legacy Backup API

Manages Legacy Backup snapshots, restore jobs, schedules and checkpoints.

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MongoDB Legacy Backup API is one of 53 APIs that MongoDB publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Legacy Backup. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, and a changelog.

This API exposes 11 operations across 7 paths, and defines 16 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://cloud.mongodb.com.

11 operations 7 paths 16 schemas 1 DELETE7 GET2 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://cloud.mongodb.com/api/atlas/v2
Authentication
HTTP Digest, OAuth 2.0
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

MongoDB Legacy Backup API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It uses HTTP digest authentication (DigestAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (ServiceAccounts) using the clientCredentials flow. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ServiceAccounts — Learn more about [Service Accounts](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/service-accounts-overview).

Paths & Operations 11

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 1 DELETE, 7 GET, 2 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Legacy Backup 11

Manages Legacy Backup snapshots, restore jobs, schedules and checkpoints.

GET
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/backupCheckpointsdeprecated
Return All Legacy Backup Checkpoints
listGroupClusterBackupCheckpoints 7 params → 200401403404429500
GET
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/backupCheckpoints/{checkpointId}deprecated
Return One Legacy Backup Checkpoint
getGroupClusterBackupCheckpoint 5 params → 200400401403404429500
GET
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/restoreJobsdeprecated
Return All Legacy Backup Restore Jobs
listGroupClusterRestoreJobs 8 params → 200400401403404429500
POST
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/restoreJobsdeprecated
Create One Legacy Backup Restore Job
createGroupClusterRestoreJob 4 params body → 200400401403404429500
GET
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/restoreJobs/{jobId}deprecated
Return One Legacy Backup Restore Job
getGroupClusterRestoreJob 5 params → 200400401403404429500
GET
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshotScheduledeprecated
Return One Snapshot Schedule
getGroupClusterSnapshotSchedule 4 params → 200401403404429500
PATCH
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshotScheduledeprecated
Update Snapshot Schedule for One Cluster
updateGroupClusterSnapshotSchedule 4 params body → 200400401403404429500
GET
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshotsdeprecated
Return All Legacy Backup Snapshots
listGroupClusterSnapshots 8 params → 200401403404429500
DELETE
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshots/{snapshotId}deprecated
Remove One Legacy Backup Snapshot
deleteGroupClusterSnapshot 5 params → 204400401403404429500
GET
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshots/{snapshotId}deprecated
Return One Legacy Backup Snapshot
getGroupClusterSnapshot 5 params → 200401403404429500
PATCH
/api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshots/{snapshotId}deprecated
Update Expiration Date for One Legacy Backup Snapshot
updateGroupClusterSnapshot 5 params body → 200401403404429500

Schemas 16

The contract defines 16 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BackupRestoreJob (19 properties), BackupSnapshotPart (14 properties), BackupRestoreJobDelivery (12 properties), BackupSnapshot (12 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

BackupRestoreJobDelivery
object
Method and details that indicate how to deliver the restored snapshot data.
12 properties 1 required
ApiAtlasSnapshotScheduleView
object
10 properties 9 required
RestoreJobFileHash
object
Key and value pair that map one restore file to one hashed checksum. This parameter applies after you download the corresponding delivery.url.
4 properties
ApiCheckpointPartView
object
Metadata contained in one document that describes the complete snapshot taken for this node.
5 properties
ApiError
object
6 properties 2 required
Link
object
2 properties
PaginatedApiAtlasCheckpointView
object
3 properties 1 required
FieldViolation
object
2 properties 2 required
ApiAtlasCheckpointView
object
9 properties
ApiBSONTimestampView
object
BSON timestamp that indicates when the checkpoint token entry in the oplog occurred.
2 properties
BackupRestoreJob
object
19 properties 1 required
PaginatedSnapshotView
object
3 properties 1 required
BackupSnapshot
object
12 properties
BackupSnapshotPart
object
Characteristics that identify this snapshot.
14 properties
PaginatedRestoreJobView
object
3 properties 1 required
BadRequestDetail
object
Bad request detail.
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

mongodb-legacy-backup-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
mongodb:mongodb-legacy-backup-api
Base URL
https://cloud.mongodb.com/api/atlas/v2
Docs
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/
Provider
MongoDB
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