Backup¶
Entity¶
Backup¶
Backup resource:
Field |
Explanation |
|---|---|
id |
backup identifier |
disk_id |
disk identifier |
date_created |
date when the backup was created |
status |
backup status |
operating_system |
operation system |
operating_system_distro |
operating system distribution |
template_id |
template’s id from disk was provisioned to |
backup_size |
backup’s size |
locked |
whether backup is locked or not |
backup_type |
can be gigas (regular backup) or gigas-automatic (automatic backup) |
Backup resource list:
Operations¶
Delete backup¶
- Method
DELETE
- Url
/account/<account_id>/backup/<id>
- Success Code
202
- Returned Data
No data returned
- Has Token
Yes
Remove a backup.
Curl example¶
curl -i -X DELETE https://api.gigas.com/account/ACCOUNT_ID/backup/BACKUP_ID -H "Authorization: $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json"
Get backup¶
- Method
GET
- Url
/account/<account_id>/backup/<id>
- Success Code
200
- Returned Data
- Has Token
No
Get a backup resource.
List backup¶
- Method
GET
- Url
/account/<account_id>/backups
- Success Code
200
- Returned Data
- Has Token
No
Get all the user backups.
Filters:
min_disk_size
disk_id
operating_system
operating_system_distro
locked
Restore backup¶
- Method
POST
- Url
/account/<account_id>/backup/<backup_id>/restore
- Success Code
202
- Returned Data
- Has Token
Yes
Restore a backup to the disk it originated from.
Curl example¶
curl -i -X POST https://api.gigas.com/account/ACCOUNT_ID/backup/BACKUP_ID/restore -H "Authorization: $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json"
Create template from backup¶
- Method
POST
- Url
/account/<account_id>/backup/<backup_id>/template
- Success Code
202
- Returned Data
- Has Token
Yes
Create a virtual template from a backup. This will allow to clone a virtual machine state into new virtual machines
Mandatory parameters:
label backup description