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# Restore a scheduled or manual or system generated backup to an environment



## OpenAPI

````yaml /schemas/index.yaml post /sites/environments/{target_env_id}/backups/restore
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Kinsta API
  version: 1.95.0
  description: pages/introduction.md
  termsOfService: https://kinsta.com/legal/terms-service/
  x-logo:
    url: https://kinsta-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/kinsta-api-logo-light.svg
    href: /
  x-meta:
    title: Kinsta API - Kinsta® Docs
    description: >-
      Kinsta's REST API provides a streamlined and efficient way to work with
      our platform, allowing you to efficiently retrieve data, perform actions,
      and automate tasks.
servers:
  - url: https://api.kinsta.com/v2
security: []
tags:
  - name: Company Users
    description: pages/company-users/description.md
  - name: Domains
    description: pages/domains/description.md
  - name: Available Regions
    description: pages/available-regions/description.md
  - name: API Keys
    description: pages/api-keys/description.md
  - name: Activity Logs
    description: pages/activity-logs/description.md
  - name: WordPress Sites
    description: pages/wordpress-sites/description.md
  - name: WordPress Site Environments
    description: pages/wordpress-site-environments/description.md
  - name: WordPress Site Tools
    description: pages/wordpress-site-tools/description.md
  - name: WordPress Site Themes & Plugins
    description: pages/wordpress-site-themes-plugins/description.md
  - name: WordPress Site Domains
    description: pages/wordpress-site-domains/description.md
  - name: WordPress Edge Caching
    description: pages/wordpress-edge-caching/description.md
  - name: WordPress CDN
    description: pages/wordpress-cdn/description.md
  - name: Backups
    description: pages/backups/description.md
  - name: Logs
    description: pages/logs/description.md
  - name: Additional SFTP Users
    description: pages/additional-sftp-users/description.md
  - name: Analytics
    description: pages/analytics/description.md
  - name: Operations
    description: pages/operations/description.md
  - name: Authentication
    description: pages/authentication/description.md
paths:
  /sites/environments/{target_env_id}/backups/restore:
    post:
      tags:
        - Backups
      summary: >-
        Restore a scheduled or manual or system generated backup to an
        environment
      operationId: restoreBackup
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            example: 54fb80af-576c-4fdc-ba4f-b596c83f15a1
          required: true
          name: target_env_id
          in: path
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestoreSnapshotToEnvRequestBodySchema'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: >-
            Restore backup to environment action started. Check MyKinsta for
            status
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestoreSnapshotToEnvResponseSchema'
        '400':
          description: >-
            One or more of the required parameters were not provided to the
            request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponseSchema400'
        '401':
          description: No or invalid API key provided to the request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponseSchema401'
        '500':
          description: Error occurred while restoring backup to environment
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponseSchema500'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    RestoreSnapshotToEnvRequestBodySchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        backup_id:
          type: number
          example: 123456789
        notified_user_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          example: 54fb80af-576c-4fdc-ba4f-b596c83f15a1
      required:
        - backup_id
        - notified_user_id
    RestoreSnapshotToEnvResponseSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        operation_id:
          type: string
          example: backups:restore-54fb80af-576c-4fdc-ba4f-b596c83f15a1
        message:
          type: string
          example: Restoring a backup to environment in progress
        status:
          type: number
          example: 202
      required:
        - message
        - status
    StatusResponseSchema400:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: Bad request format
        status:
          type: number
          example: 400
        data: {}
      required:
        - message
        - status
    StatusResponseSchema401:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: No or invalid API key provided to the request
        status:
          type: number
          example: 401
        data: {}
      required:
        - message
        - status
    StatusResponseSchema500:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: Error occurred while processing your request
        status:
          type: number
          example: 500
        data: {}
      required:
        - message
        - status
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````