Veritas NetBackup

Veritas NetBackup Policies API

Create, retrieve, update, and delete backup policies. Manage policy schedules, client lists, and backup selections that define what data gets backed up, when, and how.

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Business capability
Disaster Recovery Management BC-160.20

Operations 11

GET /config/policies Veritas Netbackup List Backup Policies #
POST /config/policies Veritas Netbackup Create a Backup Policy #
GET /config/policies/{policyName} Veritas Netbackup Get a Backup Policy #
PUT /config/policies/{policyName} Veritas Netbackup Update a Backup Policy #
DELETE /config/policies/{policyName} Veritas Netbackup Delete a Backup Policy #
GET /config/policies/{policyName}/clients Veritas Netbackup List Clients in a Policy #
PUT /config/policies/{policyName}/clients Veritas Netbackup Update Clients in a Policy #
GET /config/policies/{policyName}/schedules Veritas Netbackup List Schedules in a Policy #
GET /config/policies/{policyName}/schedules/{scheduleName} Veritas Netbackup Get a Specific Policy Schedule #
PUT /config/policies/{policyName}/schedules/{scheduleName} Veritas Netbackup Create or Update a Policy Schedule #
DELETE /config/policies/{policyName}/schedules/{scheduleName} Veritas Netbackup Delete a Policy Schedule #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://sort.veritas.com/documents/netbackup/10.1/productguides
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APIReference
https://sort.veritas.com/public/documents/nbu/10.1/windowsandunix/productguides/html/api/nbu_10.1_webapi.html
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GettingStarted
https://sort.veritas.com/public/documents/nbu/10.3/windowsandunix/productguides/html/getting-started/
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Authentication
https://sort.veritas.com/public/documents/nbu/10.0/windowsandunix/productguides/html/getting-started/
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Documentation
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100043102

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/veritas-netbackup/openapi/veritas-netbackup-policies-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/veritas-netbackup/json-schema/veritas-netbackup-job-schema.json

Other Resources

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Console
https://netbackup-primary-server:1556/api-docs
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SDKs
https://github.com/VeritasOS/netbackup-api-code-samples
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ChangeLog
https://www.veritas.com/protection/netbackup/whats-new
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ReleaseNotes
https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/doc/103228346-168289021-0/v168307940-168289021
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JSONLD
https://artifacts.apis.io/veritas-netbackup/json-ld/veritas-netbackup-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

veritas-netbackup-policies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Veritas NetBackup REST Policies API
  description: The Veritas NetBackup REST API provides programmatic access to NetBackup operations including backup job management, policy configuration, client administration, and backup image catalog queries. The API uses JSON-based request and response payloads, JWT-based authentication, and follows RESTful conventions. All endpoints require authentication via a JSON Web Token obtained from the /login endpoint on the NetBackup primary server.
  version: '10.3'
  contact:
    name: Veritas NetBackup Support
    url: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/netbackup
  termsOfService: https://www.veritas.com/company/legal/legal-terms-of-use
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.veritas.com/company/legal/legal-terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://{primaryServer}:1556/netbackup
  description: NetBackup Primary Server REST API
  variables:
    primaryServer:
      description: Hostname or IP address of the NetBackup primary server
      default: netbackup-primary-server
security:
- jwtAuth: []
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/veritas-netbackup/openapi/veritas-netbackup-policies-api-openapi.yml