This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
List Backup System Name Archive
Returns information about backup archives corresponding to given backup location and system name, which match the Archive.FilterSpec.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/appliance/recovery/backup/system-name/{system_name}/archives?action=list
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
system_name
Required
System name identifier.
The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.appliance.recovery.backup.system_name.
Query Parameters
Query Parameters
string
location
Optional
Backup location URL.
string
location_password
Optional
Password for the given location.
If unset authentication will not be used.
string
location_user
Optional
Username for the given location.
If unset authentication will not be used.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API
Request Body
Request Body
RecoveryBackupSystemNameArchiveListRequestBody of mimetype application/json
Optional
This is a request body class for an operation.
(The request body parameter is missing description)
{
"filter_spec": {
"comment_substring": "string",
"end_timestamp": "string",
"max_results": 0,
"start_timestamp": "string"
}
}
filter_spec
Required
Specification of matching backups for which information should be returned.
Response
Response
Response BodyResponse Body
200 OK returns
array of
RecoveryBackupSystemNameArchiveSummary of type application/json
Commonly used information about the backup archives.
{
"archive": "string",
"comment": "string",
"timestamp": "string",
"version": "string"
}
string
archive
Required
Backup archive identifier. When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.appliance.recovery.backup.system_name.archive. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.appliance.recovery.backup.system_name.archive.
string
comment
Required
Custom comment added by the user for this backup.
string
timestamp
Required
Time when this backup was started.
string
version
Required
The version of the appliance represented by the backup archive.
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"filter_spec":{"comment_substring":"string","end_timestamp":"string","max_results":0,"start_timestamp":"string"}}' https://{api_host}/api/appliance/recovery/backup/system-name/{system_name}/archives?action=list
Errors
404
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_found : if combination of locSpec and system name does not refer to an existing location on the backup server.
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : if any error occurs during the execution of the operation.
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
