Routes

All routes are prefixed with /backup and namespaced under backup. by default. See Configuration to customize.

Route Groups

Group	Middleware	Purpose
Management	web + auth	CRUD operations, running backups, viewing schedules
Download	signed	Secure file downloads with signed URLs

Backups

Method	URI	Name	Controller	Description
GET	/backups	backup.backups.index	BackupController@index	List all backups
GET	/backups/{backup}/download	backup.backups.download	BackupController@generateDownloadLink	Generate a signed download link for a backup zip

Performing Backups

Method	URI	Name	Middleware	Controller	Description
POST	/perform	backup.perform.initialize	—	PerformBackupController@initialize	Initialize a backup run, returns a UUID
POST	/perform/start	backup.perform.start	signed	PerformBackupController@start	Start the backup job (signed to prevent CSRF replay)
GET	/perform/{type}/{uuid}	backup.perform.show	signed	PerformBackupController@show	Poll for backup run status

The {type} parameter accepts: full, files, databases.

Backup Flow

1. POST /perform — initializes a BackupRun record and returns a UUID + signed URLs
2. POST /perform/start — dispatches the backup job and opens a broadcasting channel
3. GET /perform/{type}/{uuid} — called by the front-end to check completion status

Destinations

Method	URI	Name	Controller	Description
GET	/destinations	backup.destinations.index	BackupDestinationsController@index	List all storage destinations
GET	/destinations/create	backup.destinations.create	BackupDestinationsController@create	Show create form
POST	/destinations	backup.destinations.store	BackupDestinationsController@store	Store a new destination
GET	/destinations/{destination}	backup.destinations.show	BackupDestinationsController@show	Show a single destination
PUT	/destinations/{destination}	backup.destinations.update	BackupDestinationsController@update	Update a destination
DELETE	/destinations/{destination}	backup.destinations.destroy	BackupDestinationsController@destroy	Delete a destination
POST	/destinations/{destination}/test	backup.destinations.test	BackupDestinationsController@test	Test connectivity
GET	/destinations/{destination}/test/{uuid}	backup.destinations.test.result	BackupDestinationsController@showTestResult	Poll for test result (signed)

Schedules

Method	URI	Name	Controller	Description
GET	/schedules	backup.schedules.index	ScheduleController@index	View all backup and cleanup schedules

Backup Schedules

Method	URI	Name	Controller	Description
GET	/schedules/backup/create	backup.schedules.backup.create	BackupScheduleController@create	Show create form
POST	/schedules/backup	backup.schedules.backup.store	BackupScheduleController@store	Store a new backup schedule
GET	/schedules/backup/{schedule}/edit	backup.schedules.backup.edit	BackupScheduleController@edit	Show edit form
PUT	/schedules/backup/{schedule}	backup.schedules.backup.update	BackupScheduleController@update	Update a backup schedule
DELETE	/schedules/backup/{schedule}	backup.schedules.backup.destroy	BackupScheduleController@destroy	Delete a backup schedule

Cleanup Schedules

Method	URI	Name	Controller	Description
GET	/schedules/cleanup/create	backup.schedules.cleanup.create	CleanupScheduleController@create	Show create form
POST	/schedules/cleanup	backup.schedules.cleanup.store	CleanupScheduleController@store	Store a new cleanup schedule
GET	/schedules/cleanup/{schedule}/edit	backup.schedules.cleanup.edit	CleanupScheduleController@edit	Show edit form
PUT	/schedules/cleanup/{schedule}	backup.schedules.cleanup.update	CleanupScheduleController@update	Update a cleanup schedule
DELETE	/schedules/cleanup/{schedule}	backup.schedules.cleanup.destroy	CleanupScheduleController@destroy	Delete a cleanup schedule

File Downloads

Method	URI	Name	Middleware	Controller	Description
GET	/files/{file}	backup.file	signed	BackupFileController@retrieve	Download an individual backup file

Broadcasting

Channel	Purpose
backups.{uuid}	Real-time backup progress updates (private channel)

Channel access is managed through the application cache via ChannelAccessManager.