Amazon Backup

aid: amazon-backup
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Amazon Backup
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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-api
  name: Amazon Backup API
  description: API for centrally managing and automating backups across AWS services including Amazon EBS, Amazon RDS, Amazon
    DynamoDB, Amazon EFS, Amazon FSx, Amazon EC2, and AWS Storage Gateway. Supports creating backup plans, managing backup
    vaults, starting and monitoring backup jobs, restoring resources, cross-region copy, legal holds, compliance frameworks,
    and automated restore testing.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Backup
  - Data Protection
  - Disaster Recovery
  - Storage
  - Compliance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/openapi/amazon-backup-openapi.yml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/backup/2018-11-15/openapi.yaml
  - 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: MCPServer
    url: mcp/amazon-backup-mcp.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/amazon-backup-openapi-overlay.yaml
  - 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
  contact:
  - FN: Amazon Web Services
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  features:
  - name: Automated Backup Scheduling
    description: Create backup plans with cron-based schedules to automatically back up AWS resources on a defined cadence
      with configurable start and completion windows.
  - name: Lifecycle Management
    description: Automatically transition recovery points from warm to cold storage and delete them after configurable retention
      periods to optimize costs.
  - name: Cross-Region Copy
    description: Copy recovery points to backup vaults in other AWS regions for disaster recovery and geographic redundancy.
  - name: Cross-Account Management
    description: Centrally manage backup policies across multiple AWS accounts within an AWS Organizations structure.
  - name: Vault Lock (WORM)
    description: Enforce write-once-read-many protection on backup vaults to prevent deletion or modification of recovery
      points, supporting regulatory compliance.
  - name: Legal Holds
    description: Preserve recovery points from deletion during legal discovery or compliance investigations with legal hold
      policies.
  - name: Compliance Frameworks
    description: Create compliance frameworks with controls that automatically evaluate backup configurations against governance
      requirements.
  - name: Automated Restore Testing
    description: Schedule periodic automated restore tests to validate backup recoverability and generate compliance reports.
  - name: Continuous Backup (PITR)
    description: Enable point-in-time recovery for supported services, allowing restore to any second within the retention
      window.
  useCases:
  - name: Enterprise Backup Automation
    description: Automate backup policies across all AWS resources with tag-based selection rules and centralized management.
  - name: Regulatory Compliance
    description: Meet compliance requirements for data retention with Vault Lock, compliance frameworks, and automated reporting.
  - name: Disaster Recovery
    description: Replicate backups cross-region and validate restore procedures with automated restore testing plans.
  - name: Legal Hold Management
    description: Preserve backup data during legal proceedings or investigations with automated legal hold policies.
  integrations:
  - name: Amazon CloudWatch
    description: Monitor backup metrics and create alarms for backup failures
  - name: Amazon EventBridge
    description: React to backup events with event-driven workflows
  - name: AWS CloudTrail
    description: Audit backup activity with consolidated CloudTrail logs
  - name: Amazon SNS
    description: Receive backup event notifications via Amazon Simple Notification Service
  - name: AWS Organizations
    description: Apply backup policies centrally across organization accounts
  - name: AWS KMS
    description: Encrypt backup vaults with customer-managed KMS keys
common:
- 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