wf_create_backup.adoc

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Create a backup for a managed app

You can create a backup for a specific managed application. You can use the backup to restore or clone the app.

Before you begin

You must have the ID of the managed app you want to create a backup for. If needed you can use the workflow List the managed apps to locate the application.

1. Create a backup

Perform the following REST API call.

HTTP method	Path
POST	/accounts/{account_id}/k8s/v1/managedApps/{managedApp_id}/appBackups

Additional input parameters

In addition to the parameters common with all REST API calls, the following parameters are also used in the curl examples for this step.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
managed app id	Path	Yes	Identifies the managed application where the backup will be created.
JSON	Body	Yes	Provides the parameters for the backup. See the example below.

JSON input example

{
  "type": "application/astra-appBackup",
  "version": "1.0",
  "name": "backup-david-1"
}

Curl example: Create a backup for the app

curl --location -i --request POST 'https://astra.netapp.io/accounts/<ACCOUNT_ID>/k8s/v1/managedApps/<MANAGED_APP_ID>/appBackups' --header 'Content-Type: application/astra-appBackup+json' --header 'Accept: */*' --header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>' --d @JSONinput