MongoDB

MongoDB Legacy Backup API

Manages Legacy Backup snapshots, restore jobs, schedules and checkpoints.

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Business capability
Disaster Recovery & Resilience BC-4220.60

Operations 11

GET /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/backupCheckpoints Return All Legacy Backup Checkpoints #
GET /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/backupCheckpoints/{checkpointId} Return One Legacy Backup Checkpoint #
GET /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/restoreJobs Return All Legacy Backup Restore Jobs #
POST /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/restoreJobs Create One Legacy Backup Restore Job #
GET /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/restoreJobs/{jobId} Return One Legacy Backup Restore Job #
GET /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshotSchedule Return One Snapshot Schedule #
PATCH /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshotSchedule Update Snapshot Schedule for One Cluster #
GET /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshots Return All Legacy Backup Snapshots #
DELETE /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshots/{snapshotId} Remove One Legacy Backup Snapshot #
GET /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshots/{snapshotId} Return One Legacy Backup Snapshot #
PATCH /api/atlas/v2/groups/{groupId}/clusters/{clusterName}/snapshots/{snapshotId} Update Expiration Date for One Legacy Backup Snapshot #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/atlas-admin-api-ref/
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Authentication
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/api-authentication/
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RateLimits
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/api-rate-limit/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mongodb/refs/heads/main/openapi/mongodb-legacy-backup-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Versioning
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/api/versioned-api-overview/
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ChangeLog
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/reference/api-resources-spec/changelog/

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OpenAPI Specification

mongodb-legacy-backup-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: The MongoDB Atlas Administration API allows developers to manage all components in MongoDB Atlas.
  license:
    name: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
  termsOfService: https://www.mongodb.com/mongodb-management-service-terms-and-conditions
  title: MongoDB Atlas Administration Legacy Backup API
  version: '2.0'
  x-xgen-sha: 3d70e065843c008b9871ea7836c98c9de6f202f9
servers:
- url: https://cloud.mongodb.com
security:
- ServiceAccounts: []
- DigestAuth: []
tags:


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