# Linode Linode disk backups API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/linode/linode-linode-disk-backups-api/  
**Provider:** Linode — https://apis.io/providers/linode/  
**Base URL:** https://api.linode.com/v4  
**Documentation:** https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/cli

Linode Linode disk backups API is one of 127 APIs that [Linode](https://apis.io/providers/linode/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Linode disk backups. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

The Backups service lets you enable automatic backups of the disks on your Linodes. Use these operations to manage your backups.

## Operations (6)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/{apiVersion}/linode/instances/{linodeId}/backups` | Create a snapshot |
| GET | `/{apiVersion}/linode/instances/{linodeId}/backups` | List backups |
| POST | `/{apiVersion}/linode/instances/{linodeId}/backups/cancel` | Cancel backups |
| POST | `/{apiVersion}/linode/instances/{linodeId}/backups/enable` | Enable backups |
| GET | `/{apiVersion}/linode/instances/{linodeId}/backups/{backupId}` | Get a backup |
| POST | `/{apiVersion}/linode/instances/{linodeId}/backups/{backupId}/restore` | Restore a backup |

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linode/refs/heads/main/openapi/linode-linode-disk-backups-api-openapi.yml

## Other Linode APIs (12)

- [Linode CLI](https://apis.io/apis/linode/cli/)
- [Linode Python SDK](https://apis.io/apis/linode/python-sdk/)
- [Linode Go SDK](https://apis.io/apis/linode/go-sdk/)
- [Linode Terraform Provider](https://apis.io/apis/linode/terraform-provider/)
- [linode Account API](https://apis.io/apis/linode/linode-account-api/)
- [linode Databases API](https://apis.io/apis/linode/linode-databases-api/)
- [linode Domains API](https://apis.io/apis/linode/linode-domains-api/)
- [linode Images API](https://apis.io/apis/linode/linode-images-api/)
- [linode Instances API](https://apis.io/apis/linode/linode-linode-instances-api/)
- [linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) API](https://apis.io/apis/linode/linode-linode-kubernetes-engine-lke-api/)
- [linode Longview API](https://apis.io/apis/linode/linode-longview-api/)
- [linode Managed API](https://apis.io/apis/linode/linode-managed-api/)

## Tags

Linode disk backups

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