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Veeam Backups API

The Backups section defines paths and operations for managing backups that are created on or imported to the backup server.

Veeam Backups API is one of 55 APIs that Veeam publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Backups. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0-rev0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://localhost:9419.

3 operations 3 paths 12 schemas 3 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.0-rev0
Base URL
https://localhost:9419
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Veeam Backups API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (Bearer). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • Bearer — Bearer \

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Backups 3

The Backups section defines paths and operations for managing backups that are created on or imported to the backup server.

GET
/api/v1/backups
Get All Backups
GetAllBackups 11 params → 200401403500
GET
/api/v1/backups/{id}
Get Backup
GetBackup 2 params → 200401403404500
GET
/api/v1/backups/{id}/objects
Get Backup Objects
GetBackupObjects 2 params → 200401403404500

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BackupsFilters (10 properties), BackupModel (8 properties), BaseBackupObjectModel (6 properties), PaginationResult (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

EVmwareInventoryType
string
Type of the VMware vSphere object.
BaseBackupObjectModel
object
6 properties
ViBackupObjectModel
BackupObjectsResult
object
2 properties 2 required
BackupsResult
object
2 properties 2 required
BackupsFilters
object
10 properties
BackupModel
object
8 properties 7 required
EBackupsFiltersOrderColumn
string
PaginationResult
object
Pagination settings.
4 properties 2 required
Error
object
3 properties 2 required
EPlatformType
string
Platform name.
BackupObjectModel

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

veeam-backups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Veeam publishes across the network.

Veeam Backup & Replication REST API
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager REST API
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 REST API
Veeam ONE REST API
Veeam Backup for AWS REST API
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure REST API
Veeam Backup for Google Cloud REST API
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator REST API
Veeam Agents API
Veeam AmazonConnections API
Veeam Automation API
Veeam Backup Objects API
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