# Longhorn Backups API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/longhorn/longhorn-backups-api/  
**Provider:** Longhorn — https://apis.io/providers/longhorn/  
**Documentation:** https://longhorn.io/docs/

Longhorn Backups API is one of 9 APIs that [Longhorn](https://apis.io/providers/longhorn/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition. Tagged areas include Backups. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a GitHub repository, and 1 JSON Schema.

Backup operations for storing volume snapshots to external storage targets such as S3-compatible storage or NFS. Backups can be restored to new volumes for disaster recovery.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/longhorn/refs/heads/main/openapi/longhorn-backups-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://longhorn.io/docs/
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/longhorn/refs/heads/main/json-schema/longhorn-volume-schema.json

## Other Longhorn APIs (8)

- [Longhorn BackingImages API](https://apis.io/apis/longhorn/longhorn-backingimages-api/)
- [Longhorn EngineImages API](https://apis.io/apis/longhorn/longhorn-engineimages-api/)
- [Longhorn Nodes API](https://apis.io/apis/longhorn/longhorn-nodes-api/)
- [Longhorn RecurringJobs API](https://apis.io/apis/longhorn/longhorn-recurringjobs-api/)
- [Longhorn Settings API](https://apis.io/apis/longhorn/longhorn-settings-api/)
- [Longhorn Snapshots API](https://apis.io/apis/longhorn/longhorn-snapshots-api/)
- [Longhorn SystemBackups API](https://apis.io/apis/longhorn/longhorn-systembackups-api/)
- [Longhorn Volumes API](https://apis.io/apis/longhorn/longhorn-volumes-api/)

## Tags

Backups

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