AWS Backup

AWS Backup API

REST API for centrally configuring and managing AWS Backup including backup plans, backup selections, backup vaults, recovery points, restore jobs, framework reports, audit reports, and the AWS Backup gateway for on-premises virtual machines. All requests are signed with AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4).

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
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Authentication
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/authentication.html

Other Resources

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Actions
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_Operations.html
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Endpoints
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/backup.html
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-backup/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: aws-backup:api
name: AWS Backup API
description: REST API for centrally configuring and managing AWS Backup including backup plans, backup
  selections, backup vaults, recovery points, restore jobs, framework reports, audit reports, and the
  AWS Backup gateway for on-premises virtual machines. All requests are signed with AWS Signature Version
  4 (SigV4).
humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
tags:
- Backup
- Data Protection
- Disaster Recovery
- AWS
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
- type: Actions
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_Operations.html
- type: Authentication
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/authentication.html
- type: Endpoints
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/backup.html