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POST
/
sites
/
environments
/
{env_id}
/
manual-backups
Add a manual backup to an environment
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.kinsta.com/v2/sites/environments/{env_id}/manual-backups \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "tag": "my-awesome-backup"
}
'
{
  "message": "Adding a manual backup to environment in progress",
  "status": 202,
  "operation_id": "backups:add-manual-54fb80af-576c-4fdc-ba4f-b596c83f15a1"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
env_id
string
required
Example:

"54fb80af-576c-4fdc-ba4f-b596c83f15a1"

Body

application/json
​
tag
string
default:""
Example:

"my-awesome-backup"

Response

Creating manual backup action started. Check MyKinsta for status

​
message
string
required
Example:

"Adding a manual backup to environment in progress"

​
status
number
required
Example:

202

​
operation_id
string
Example:

"backups:add-manual-54fb80af-576c-4fdc-ba4f-b596c83f15a1"