Amazon Backup · Example Payload

Start Backup Job Example

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Start Backup Job Example is an example object payload from Amazon Backup, with 2 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

requestresponse

Example Payload

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{
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "url": "https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/backup-jobs",
    "headers": {
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "Authorization": "AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=..."
    },
    "body": {
      "BackupVaultName": "Default",
      "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-east-1:123456789012:table/MyTable",
      "IamRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/AWSBackupDefaultServiceRole",
      "IdempotencyToken": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
      "StartWindowMinutes": 60,
      "CompleteWindowMinutes": 120,
      "Lifecycle": {
        "DeleteAfterDays": 35
      },
      "RecoveryPointTags": {
        "Source": "ManualBackup",
        "Table": "MyTable"
      }
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 200,
    "body": {
      "BackupJobId": "bj-12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012",
      "RecoveryPointArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-east-1:123456789012:table/MyTable/backup/01234567890123-abcdefgh",
      "CreationDate": "2026-04-19T12:05:00Z"
    }
  }
}