Veeam Connection API

The Connection section defines a path and operation for retrieving a TLS certificate or SSH fingerprint used to establish a secure connection between the backup server and the specified server.

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veeam-connection-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  version: 1.0-rev0
  title: Veeam Backup for AWS public API 1.0 Agents Connection API
  description: The Agents section defines paths and operations for managing recovery tokens used for bare metal recovery.
security:
- Bearer: []
tags:
- description: The Connection section defines a path and operation for retrieving a TLS certificate or SSH fingerprint used to establish a secure connection between the backup server and the specified server.
  name: Connection
paths:
  /api/v1/connectionCertificate:
    post:
      description: The HTTP POST request to the `/api/v1/connectionCertificate` path allows you to get a TLS certificate or SSH fingerprint of the specified host.
      operationId: GetConnectionCertificate
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/apiVersionParam'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            example:
              credentialsId: 3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6
              port: 443
              serverName: vcenter01.tech.local
              type: ViHost
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/HostConnectionSpec'
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                certificate:
                  keyAlgorithm: RSA-PKCS1-KeyEx
                  thumbprint: 1FFB549DC6C6CFF4DA8923F3E640F88925D11704
                  validBy: '2025-08-15T18:27:45+02:00'
                  issuedBy: CA
                  issuedTo: vcenter01.tech.local
                  keySize: '2048'
                  serialNumber: 00CE2401CE350B143C
                  subject: C=US, CN=vcenter01.tech.local
                  validFrom: '2015-08-21T18:28:05+02:00'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectionCertificateModel'
          description: OK
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Request TLS Certificate or SSH Fingerprint
      tags:
      - Connection
      x-veeam-authorize:
        claims:
        - CheckCertificate
components:
  schemas:
    ConnectionCertificateModel:
      properties:
        certificate:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CertificateModel'
        fingerprint:
          description: SSH key fingerprint used to verify the server identity.
          type: string
      type: object
    CertificateModel:
      description: Certificate settings.
      properties:
        issuedBy:
          description: Issuer of the certificate.
          type: string
        issuedTo:
          description: Acquirer of the certificate.
          type: string
        keyAlgorithm:
          description: Key algorithm of the certificate.
          type: string
        keySize:
          description: Key size of the certificate.
          type: string
        serialNumber:
          description: Serial number of the certificate.
          type: string
        subject:
          description: Subject of the certificate.
          type: string
        thumbprint:
          description: Thumbprint of the certificate.
          type: string
        validBy:
          description: Expiration date and time of the certificate.
          format: date-time
          type: string
        validFrom:
          description: Date and time the certificate is valid from.
          format: date-time
          type: string
      required:
      - issuedBy
      - issuedTo
      - keyAlgorithm
      - keySize
      - serialNumber
      - subject
      - thumbprint
      - validBy
      - validFrom
      type: object
    EManagedServerType:
      description: Type of the server.
      enum:
      - WindowsHost
      - LinuxHost
      - ViHost
      type: string
    HostConnectionSpec:
      properties:
        credentialsId:
          description: ID of a credentials record used to connect to the server.
          format: uuid
          type: string
        port:
          description: Port used to communicate with the server.
          type: integer
        serverName:
          description: Full DNS name or IP address of the server.
          type: string
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EManagedServerType'
      required:
      - serverName
      - credentialsId
      - type
      type: object
    Error:
      properties:
        errorCode:
          description: The error code is a string that uniquely identifies an error condition and should be understood by programs that detect and handle errors by type
          enum:
          - AccessDenied
          - ExpiredToken
          - InvalidToken
          - InvalidURI
          - MethodNotAllowed
          - NotFound
          - NotImplemented
          - ServiceUnavailable
          - UnexpectedContent
          - UnknownError
          type: string
        message:
          description: The error message contains a generic description of the error condition in English. It is intended for a human audience
          type: string
        resourceId:
          description: ID of the object that is involved in the error (or empty)
          type: string
      required:
      - errorCode
      - message
      type: object
  responses:
    InternalServerError:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Internal server error. The request has been received but could not be completed because of an internal error at the server side.
    BadRequest:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Bad request. This error is related to POST/PUT requests. The request body is malformed, incomplete or otherwise invalid.
    Unauthorized:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Unauthorized. The authorization header has been expected but not found (or found but is expired).
    Forbidden:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      description: Forbidden. The user sending the request does not have adequate privileges to access one or more objects specified in the request.
  parameters:
    apiVersionParam:
      description: Version and revision of the client REST API. Must be in the following format&#58; `<version>-<revision>`.
      in: header
      name: x-api-version
      required: true
      schema:
        default: 1.1-rev0
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    Bearer:
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      type: apiKey
      description: Bearer \<JWT\>