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Create Backup[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-backup#create-backup)

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POST

/databases/{uuid}/backups

Create a new scheduled backup configuration for a database

Authorizations[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-backup#authorizations)

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bearerAuth

Go to `Keys & Tokens` / `API tokens` and create a new token. Use the token as the bearer token.

Type

HTTP (bearer)

Parameters[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-backup#parameters)

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### Path Parameters

uuid\*

UUID of the database.

Type

string

Required

Request Body[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-backup#request-body)

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application/json

SchemaJSON

JSON

{

"frequency": "string",

"enabled": true,

"save\_s3": false,

"s3\_storage\_uuid": "string",

"databases\_to\_backup": "string",

"dump\_all": false,

"backup\_now": true,

"database\_backup\_retention\_amount\_locally": 0,

"database\_backup\_retention\_days\_locally": 0,

"database\_backup\_retention\_max\_storage\_locally": 0,

"database\_backup\_retention\_amount\_s3": 0,

"database\_backup\_retention\_days\_s3": 0,

"database\_backup\_retention\_max\_storage\_s3": 0,

"timeout": 3600

}

Responses[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-backup#responses)

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201400401404422

Backup configuration created successfully

Content-Type

application/json

SchemaJSON

JSON

{

"uuid": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",

"message": "Backup configuration created successfully."

}

POST

/databases/{uuid}/backups

Playground[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-backup#playground)

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Authorization

bearerAuth

Variables

Key

Value

uuid\*

Body

Try it out

Samples[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-backup#samples)

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