Amazon Backup

AWS Backup is a fully managed backup service that centralizes and automates the backup of data across AWS services, enabling you to configure backup policies, monitor backup activity, and restore resources with a single, unified console and API. It supports automated backup schedules, lifecycle management, cross-region copy, Vault Lock for WORM compliance, legal holds, compliance frameworks, and automated restore testing.

Amazon Backup publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Backup Jobs API, Backup Plans API, Backup Vaults API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Backup, Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Storage, and Compliance.

The Amazon Backup catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Amazon Backup’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, status page, and 19 more developer resources.

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46.3/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 29/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

4 APIs 1 MCP Servers

Backup Data Protection Disaster Recovery Storage Compliance Governance Business Continuity

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Contract Quality 15.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.7 / 20

Access Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.7 / 13

Contract Governance 3.2 / 12

Discoverability 9.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 29/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

MCP Servers 1

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JSON Schema 1

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Get Started 4

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Portal

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Console

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SignUp

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Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

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MCPServer

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AgenticAccess

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WellKnown

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Build 1

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GitHubOrganization

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TrustCenter

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VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Security

Compliance

SecurityTxt

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Status

StackOverflow

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

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Other 2

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Overlay

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KnowledgeCenter

KnowledgeCenter

Source (apis.yml)

aid: amazon-backup
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Amazon Backup
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/amazon-backup.png
specificationVersion: '0.23'
description: AWS Backup is a fully managed backup service that centralizes and automates the backup of data across AWS services,
  enabling you to configure backup policies, monitor backup activity, and restore resources with a single, unified console
  and API. It supports automated backup schedules, lifecycle management, cross-region copy, Vault Lock for WORM compliance,
  legal holds, compliance frameworks, and automated restore testing.
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-06-20'
tags:
- AWS
- Backup
- Data Protection
- Disaster Recovery
- Storage
- Compliance
- Governance
- Business Continuity
apis:
- aid: amazon-backup:amazon-backup-backup-jobs-api
  name: Amazon Backup Backup Jobs API
  description: Operations for starting and monitoring backup jobs
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Backup Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-backup-backup-jobs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-backup-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-structure/backup-resource-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-ld/amazon-backup-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRuleset
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/spectral/ruleset.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/capabilities/capabilities.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vocabulary.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/faqs/
  - type: UserGuide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_Reference.html
  - type: CLIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/backup/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/security.html
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-backup-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-backup-llms.txt
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-backup-conformance.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-backup-problem-types.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-backup-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-backup:amazon-backup-backup-plans-api
  name: Amazon Backup Backup Plans API
  description: Operations for creating and managing backup plans
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Backup Plans
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-backup-backup-plans-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-backup-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-structure/backup-resource-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-ld/amazon-backup-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRuleset
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/spectral/ruleset.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/capabilities/capabilities.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vocabulary.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/faqs/
  - type: UserGuide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_Reference.html
  - type: CLIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/backup/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/security.html
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-backup-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-backup-llms.txt
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-backup-conformance.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-backup-problem-types.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-backup-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-backup:amazon-backup-backup-vaults-api
  name: Amazon Backup Backup Vaults API
  description: Operations for creating and managing backup vaults
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Backup Vaults
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-backup-backup-vaults-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-backup-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-structure/backup-resource-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-ld/amazon-backup-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRuleset
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/spectral/ruleset.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/capabilities/capabilities.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vocabulary.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/faqs/
  - type: UserGuide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_Reference.html
  - type: CLIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/backup/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/security.html
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-backup-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-backup-llms.txt
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-backup-conformance.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-backup-problem-types.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-backup-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-backup:amazon-backup-restore-jobs-api
  name: Amazon Backup Restore Jobs API
  description: Operations for restoring backed-up resources
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Restore Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-backup-restore-jobs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-backup-plan-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-structure/backup-resource-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-ld/amazon-backup-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRuleset
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/spectral/ruleset.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/capabilities/capabilities.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vocabulary.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/faqs/
  - type: UserGuide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_Reference.html
  - type: CLIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/backup/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/security.html
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-backup-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-backup-llms.txt
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-backup-conformance.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-backup-problem-types.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-backup-lifecycle.yml
common:
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/amazon-backup-mcp.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/amazon-backup-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-backup-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-backup-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-backup-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-backup-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/backup/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: Login
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/console/
- type: Status
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: KnowledgeCenter
  url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/aws-backup
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Security
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/security.html
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/amazon-backup-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/amazon-backup-security.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com

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