Inductive Automation Gateway Backups API

Gateway backup and restore

Operations 2

GET /data/api/v1/backup Get Gateway Backup #
POST /data/api/v1/backup Restore Gateway Backup #

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OpenAPI Specification

inductive-automation-gateway-backups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ignition Gateway REST Gateway Backups API
  description: The Ignition Gateway REST API (Ignition 8.3+) provides an OpenAPI-compliant HTTP interface to Gateway configuration resources including tags, projects, modules, device connections, historian data, user management (SCIM), alarm notification, OPC connections, and more.
  version: 8.3.0
  contact:
    name: Inductive Automation Support
    url: https://support.inductiveautomation.com/
  license:
    name: Commercial
    url: https://inductiveautomation.com/pricing/
  x-postman-collection: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inductiveautomation/83-api/main/postman/8.3.postman_collection_v2.json
servers:
- url: http://{gateway-host}:{port}
  description: Ignition Gateway (HTTP)
  variables:
    gateway-host:
      default: localhost
      description: Hostname or IP address of the Ignition Gateway
    port:
      default: '8088'
      description: Gateway HTTP port (default 8088; HTTPS default 8043)
- url: https://{gateway-host}:{port}
  description: Ignition Gateway (HTTPS)
  variables:
    gateway-host:
      default: localhost
      description: Hostname or IP address of the Ignition Gateway
    port:
      default: '8043'
      description: Gateway HTTPS port
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: gateway-backups
  description: Gateway backup and restore
paths:
  /data/api/v1/backup:
    get:
      summary: Get Gateway Backup
      operationId: get-gateway-backup-get
      tags:
      - gateway-backups
      description: Generates a *.gwbk file that can be downloaded.
      parameters:
      - name: includePeerLocal
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: 'In a redundant gateway environment, set this parameter to ''true'' to retrieve local-specific files from the

          redundant peer over the gateway network. These files will be stored in the .gwbk alongside the local-specific

          files from this gateway.

          '
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
    post:
      summary: Restore Gateway Backup
      operationId: restore-gateway-backup-post
      tags:
      - gateway-backups
      description: Processes and restores a *.gwbk file on this gateway. The gateway will then be restarted.
      parameters:
      - name: restoreDisabled
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: If `true`, all projects, database connections, OPC connections, etc will be disabled upon restart. Default is `false`
      - name: disableTempProjectBackup
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: If `true`, the projects dir will not have a temporary backup created during the restore process. Default is `false`
      - name: renameEnabled
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: If `true` will allow overriding the name of the gateway before it is restored. Default is `false`
      - name: newName
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The new gateway name to use on restore.
      - name: restoreLocal
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: 'Set this parameter to `true` to restore local-specific files on the gateway. These files will be restored to the

          data/config/local folder and the data/config/resources/local folder. Note that existing files in these folders

          will be deleted. Default value is `false`.

          '
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Ignition-API-Token
      description: Time-limited API token. Obtain by posting credentials to the token endpoint. See /data/api/v1/token for details.
externalDocs:
  description: Ignition 8.3 Gateway REST API Documentation
  url: https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/platform/gateway/openapi