# Azure Backup Backups API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backups-api/  
**Provider:** Azure Backup — https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-backup/  
**Base URL:** https://management.azure.com  
**Documentation:** https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/backup/

Azure Backup Backups API is one of 71 APIs that [Azure Backup](https://apis.io/providers/microsoft-azure-backup/) 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, and 1 JSON Schema.

The Backups API from Azure Backup — 1 operation(s) for backups.

## Operations (1)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/{vaultName}/backupFabrics/{fabricName}/protectionContainers/{containerName}/protectedItems/{protectedItemName}/backup` | Backups trigger |

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/microsoft-azure-backup/openapi/microsoft-azure-backup-backups-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/backup/
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/microsoft-azure-backup/json-schema/microsoft-azure-backup-backup-request-resource-schema.json

## Other Azure Backup APIs (12)

- [Azure Backup Azure Backup Job Resources API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-azurebackupjobresources-api/)
- [Azure Backup Azure Backup Recovery Point Resources API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-azurebackuprecoverypointresources-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Engines API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupengines-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Instance Resources API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupinstanceresources-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Instances API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupinstances-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Operation Results API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupoperationresults-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Operation Statuses API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupoperationstatuses-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Protectable Items API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupprotectableitems-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Protected Items API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupprotecteditems-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Protection Containers API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupprotectioncontainers-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Protection Intent API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupprotectionintent-api/)
- [Azure Backup Backup Resource Config Operation Statuses API](https://apis.io/apis/microsoft-azure-backup/microsoft-azure-backup-backupresourceconfigoperationstatuses-api/)

## Tags

Backups

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