Mealie

Mealie Admin: Backups API

The Admin: Backups API from Mealie — 4 operation(s) for admin: backups.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 6

GET /api/admin/backups Get All #
POST /api/admin/backups Create One #
GET /api/admin/backups/{file_name} Get One #
DELETE /api/admin/backups/{file_name} Delete One #
POST /api/admin/backups/upload Upload One #
POST /api/admin/backups/{file_name}/restore Import One #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.mealie.io/documentation/getting-started/api-usage/
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APIReference
https://demo.mealie.io/docs
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mealie/refs/heads/main/authentication/mealie-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
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Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mealie/refs/heads/main/openapi/mealie-admin-backups-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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OAuthScopes
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ErrorCatalog
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DataModel
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mealie/refs/heads/main/data-model/mealie-data-model.yml
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Conventions
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Webhooks
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Conformance
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mealie/refs/heads/main/conformance/mealie-conformance.yml
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Lifecycle
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mealie/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/mealie-lifecycle.yml
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Sandbox
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OpenAPI Specification

mealie-admin-backups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 'Mealie Admin: Backups API'
  description: Mealie is a web application for managing your recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists.
  version: nightly
tags:
- name: 'Admin: Backups'
paths:
  /api/admin/backups:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Backups'
      summary: Get All
      operationId: get_all_api_admin_backups_get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AllBackups'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Backups'
      summary: Create One
      operationId: create_one_api_admin_backups_post
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/admin/backups/{file_name}:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Backups'
      summary: Get One
      description: Returns a token to download a file
      operationId: get_one_api_admin_backups__file_name__get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: file_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          title: File Name
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileTokenResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    delete:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Backups'
      summary: Delete One
      operationId: delete_one_api_admin_backups__file_name__delete
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: file_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          title: File Name
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/admin/backups/upload:
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Backups'
      summary: Upload One
      description: Upload a .zip File to later be imported into Mealie
      operationId: upload_one_api_admin_backups_upload_post
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Body_upload_one_api_admin_backups_upload_post'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/admin/backups/{file_name}/restore:
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Admin: Backups'
      summary: Import One
      operationId: import_one_api_admin_backups__file_name__restore_post
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: file_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          title: File Name
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    FileTokenResponse:
      properties:
        fileToken:
          type: string
          title: Filetoken
      type: object
      required:
      - fileToken
      title: FileTokenResponse
    SuccessResponse:
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          title: Message
        error:
          type: boolean
          title: Error
          default: false
      type: object
      required:
      - message
      title: SuccessResponse
    BackupFile:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          title: Date
        size:
          type: string
          title: Size
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - date
      - size
      title: BackupFile
    AllBackups:
      properties:
        imports:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BackupFile'
          type: array
          title: Imports
        templates:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Templates
      type: object
      required:
      - imports
      - templates
      title: AllBackups
    Body_upload_one_api_admin_backups_upload_post:
      properties:
        archive:
          type: string
          contentMediaType: application/octet-stream
          title: Archive
      type: object
      required:
      - archive
      title: Body_upload_one_api_admin_backups_upload_post
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
      title: ValidationError
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2PasswordBearer:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        password:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /api/auth/token