The Restore section defines paths and operations for performing restore. NOTEIn the current version, the REST API supports the following recovery operations: Instant Recovery of a VMware vSphere VM to VMware vSphere Entire VM restore of a VMware vSphere VM to VMware vSphere Restore of disks that will be registered as First Class Disks (FCD) — a type of virtual disks that can be managed independent of any VM.
Veeam Restore API is one of 55 APIs that Veeam publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Restore. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.
This API exposes
11 operations
across 9 paths,
and defines 44 schemas.
It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0-rev0.
Requests are made against the base URL https://localhost:9419.
11 operations9 paths44 schemas4 GET7 POST
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 Restore 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 11
Across 9 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 4 GET, 7 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Restore 11
The Restore section defines paths and operations for performing restore. NOTE In the current version, the REST API supports the following recovery operations: Instant Recovery of…
The contract defines 44 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SessionModel (13 properties), ViVMQuickMigrationSpec (8 properties), BaseInstantViVMRecoverySpec (7 properties), BaseEntireViVMRestoreSpec (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
InstantViVMRecoveryMountsFilters
object
6 properties
ViVMQuickMigrationSpec
object
8 properties1 required
EInstantViVmRecoveryBiosUuidPolicyType
string
BIOS UUID policy for the restored VM.
BaseEntireViVMRestoreSpec
object
6 properties
VmwareFcdWriteCacheSpec
object
Write cache for recovered disks.
3 properties1 required
RestoreProxySpec
object
Backup proxies for VM data transport.
2 properties1 required
InstantViVMCustomizedRecoveryDatastoreSpec
object
Datastore that keeps redo logs with changes that take place while a VM is running from a backup.
2 properties1 required
VmwareFcdInstantRecoveryMountsResult
object
2 properties2 required
VmwareObjectModel
object
VMware vSphere object.
4 properties3 required
Error
object
3 properties2 required
RestoreTargetDatastoreSpec
object
Destination datastore.
2 properties
VmwareFcdInstantRecoveryDiskSpec
object
3 properties3 required
InstantViVMCustomizedRecoverySpec
Instant Recovery to a new location or with different settings.
InstantViVMRecoveryMountsResult
object
2 properties2 required
VmwareFcdInstantRecoveryMount
object
6 properties4 required
VmwareFcdQuickMigrationSpec
object
3 properties1 required
SessionModel
object
13 properties7 required
VmwareFcdInstantRecoveryDiskInfo
object
4 properties4 required
PaginationResult
object
Pagination settings.
4 properties2 required
EEntireVMRestoreModeType
string
Restore mode.
SecureRestoreSpec
object
Secure restore settings.
3 properties1 required
RestoreTargetNetworkSpec
object
Network to which the restored VM is connected.
2 properties1 required
InstantViVMRecoveryMount
object
VM mount.
6 properties5 required
ESessionResult
string
Result status.
EDiskCreationMode
string
Disk format of the restored VM.
SessionResultModel
object
Session result.
3 properties1 required
BaseInstantViVMRecoverySpec
object
7 properties
EVirusDetectionAction
string
Action that Veeam Backup & Replication takes if the antivirus software finds a threat.
EntireViVMCustomizedRestoreSpec
Restore to a new location or with different settings. To get models of the destination host and resource pool, use the [Get VMware vSphere Server Objects](tag/…
EVmwareInventoryType
string
Type of the VMware vSphere object.
InstantViVMRecoverySpec
EntireViVMOriginalLocationRestoreSpec
Restore to the original location with initial settings.
EInstantRecoveryMountState
string
Mount state.
ESessionState
string
State of the session.
InstantViVMCustomizedRecoveryDestinationSpec
object
Destination where the recovered VM resides. To get models of the destination host, folder and resource pool, use the [Get VMware vSphere Server Objects](tag/In…
5 properties5 required
EVmwareFcdInstantRecoveryMountsFiltersOrderColumn
string
RestoreTargetFolderSpec
object
Destination VM folder.
3 properties1 required
VmwareFcdInstantRecoverySpec
object
Instant FCD Recovery configuration: Restore point ID Destination cluster Disks for restore Write cache
4 properties3 required
ESessionType
string
Type of the session.
EntireViVMRestoreSpec
InstantViVMOriginalLocationRecoverySpec
Instant Recovery to the original location with initial settings.
VmwareFcdInstantRecoveryMountsFilters
object
6 properties
EInstantViVMRecoveryMountsFiltersOrderColumn
string
Sorts mounts by one of the mount parameters.
EInstantVMRecoveryModeType
string
Restore mode.
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