AWS Backup

AWS Backup is a fully managed, policy-based data protection service that centralizes and automates backup of data across AWS services including EBS volumes, EC2 instances, RDS databases, DynamoDB tables, EFS file systems, FSx file systems, Storage Gateway volumes, S3, and on-premises data via the AWS Backup gateway. The AWS Backup API allows programmatic management of backup plans, vaults, recovery points, restore jobs, and cross-account, cross-Region copies, authenticated with AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4).

AWS Backup publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Backup Jobs API, Backup Plans API, Backup Selections API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Backup, Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Managed Service, and Compliance.

AWS Backup’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, and 5 more developer resources.

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30.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 19/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

1 APIs

Backup Data Protection Disaster Recovery Managed Service Compliance

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Composite quality — 30.2/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.1 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 18

Access Clarity 5.7 / 18

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 12

Contract Governance 0.0 / 11

Discoverability 6.2 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 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 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

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APIs 11

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

AWS Backup API

REST API for centrally configuring and managing AWS Backup including backup plans, backup selections, backup vaults, recovery points, restore jobs, framework reports, audit repo...

AWS Backup Backup Jobs API

The Backup Jobs API from AWS Backup — 2 operation(s) for backup jobs.

AWS Backup Backup Plans API

The Backup Plans API from AWS Backup — 2 operation(s) for backup plans.

AWS Backup Backup Selections API

The Backup Selections API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for backup selections.

AWS Backup Backup Vaults API

The Backup Vaults API from AWS Backup — 2 operation(s) for backup vaults.

AWS Backup Copy Jobs API

The Copy Jobs API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for copy jobs.

AWS Backup Frameworks API

The Frameworks API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for frameworks.

AWS Backup Recovery Points API

The Recovery Points API from AWS Backup — 2 operation(s) for recovery points.

AWS Backup Report Plans API

The Report Plans API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for report plans.

AWS Backup Restore Jobs API

The Restore Jobs API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for restore jobs.

AWS Backup Tags API

The Tags API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for tags.

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Open Collections 12

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs API

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs Backup Plans API

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs Backup Selections API

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs Backup Vaults API

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs Copy Jobs API

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs Frameworks API

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs Recovery Points API

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs Report Plans API

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs Restore Jobs API

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AWS Backup Backup Jobs Tags API

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AWS Backup API

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Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Aws Backup Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Aws Backup Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Aws Backup Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Aws Backup Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Aws Backup Agentic Access

28 operations · 14 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

28 operations · 14 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup

Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: aws-backup
name: AWS Backup
description: AWS Backup is a fully managed, policy-based data protection service that centralizes and automates backup of
  data across AWS services including EBS volumes, EC2 instances, RDS databases, DynamoDB tables, EFS file systems, FSx file
  systems, Storage Gateway volumes, S3, and on-premises data via the AWS Backup gateway. The AWS Backup API allows programmatic
  management of backup plans, vaults, recovery points, restore jobs, and cross-account, cross-Region copies, authenticated
  with AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4).
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/aws-backup.png
tags:
- Backup
- Data Protection
- Disaster Recovery
- AWS
- Managed Service
- Compliance
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-backup/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: aws-backup:api
  name: AWS Backup API
  description: REST API for centrally configuring and managing AWS Backup including backup plans, backup selections, backup
    vaults, recovery points, restore jobs, framework reports, audit reports, and the AWS Backup gateway for on-premises virtual
    machines. All requests are signed with AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4).
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Backup
  - Data Protection
  - Disaster Recovery
  - AWS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  - type: Actions
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_Operations.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/authentication.html
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/backup.html
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-backup-jobs-api
  name: AWS Backup Backup Jobs API
  description: The Backup Jobs API from AWS Backup — 2 operation(s) for backup jobs.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Backup Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-backup-jobs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-backup-plans-api
  name: AWS Backup Backup Plans API
  description: The Backup Plans API from AWS Backup — 2 operation(s) for backup plans.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Backup Plans
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-backup-plans-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-backup-selections-api
  name: AWS Backup Backup Selections API
  description: The Backup Selections API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for backup selections.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Backup Selections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-backup-selections-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-backup-vaults-api
  name: AWS Backup Backup Vaults API
  description: The Backup Vaults API from AWS Backup — 2 operation(s) for backup vaults.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Backup Vaults
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-backup-vaults-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-copy-jobs-api
  name: AWS Backup Copy Jobs API
  description: The Copy Jobs API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for copy jobs.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Copy Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-copy-jobs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-frameworks-api
  name: AWS Backup Frameworks API
  description: The Frameworks API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for frameworks.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Frameworks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-frameworks-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-recovery-points-api
  name: AWS Backup Recovery Points API
  description: The Recovery Points API from AWS Backup — 2 operation(s) for recovery points.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Recovery Points
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-recovery-points-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-report-plans-api
  name: AWS Backup Report Plans API
  description: The Report Plans API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for report plans.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Report Plans
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-report-plans-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-restore-jobs-api
  name: AWS Backup Restore Jobs API
  description: The Restore Jobs API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for restore jobs.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Restore Jobs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-restore-jobs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-backup:aws-backup-tags-api
  name: AWS Backup Tags API
  description: The Tags API from AWS Backup — 1 operation(s) for tags.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
  baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-backup-tags-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/aws-backup-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/aws-backup-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/aws-backup-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/aws-backup-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/aws-backup-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/pricing/
- type: Signup
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: aws
x-relationship: product

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