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Get a backup

GET
/clusters/{cluster_id}/backups/{backup_id}
curl --request GET \
  --url http://localhost:8000/clusters/2489E9AD-2EE2-8E00-8EC9-32D5F69181C0/backups/example \
  --header 'API-Key: <API-Key>' \
  --header 'API-Version: 2026-06-01.beta'

Returns one backup.

Required scope: clusters:backups:read

cluster_id
required
string format: uuid
backup_id
required

Backup identifier: auto-<yyyymmddhhmm> for an automatic backup, manual-<timestamp>-<suffix> for an on-demand one.

string
/^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?$/
API-Version
required
string
Allowed values: 2026-06-01.beta

The request has succeeded.

Media typeapplication/json
object
id
required

Backup identifier: auto-<yyyymmddhhmm> for an automatic backup, manual-<timestamp>-<suffix> for an on-demand one.

string
/^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?$/
cluster_id
required
string format: uuid
type
required
string
Allowed values: automatic manual
status
required
string
Allowed values: pending running completed failed deleted
retention_days
required

Days the backup is kept after it completes.

integer format: int32
size_bytes
required

Size of the stored backup in bytes. Set once status is completed.

integer format: int64
sha256

SHA-256 of the stored (encrypted) object, hex. Set once status is completed.

string
keycloak_version

Keycloak version whose database was backed up.

string
failure_reason

Machine-readable failure cause when status is failed: JobFailed, JobLost, Missed, BackupsDisabled, InvalidReport, DatabaseNotReady or StorageNotConfigured.

string
requested_at
string format: date-time
started_at
string format: date-time
completed_at
string format: date-time
expires_at

When the backup is deleted from storage.

string format: date-time
deleted_at

When the backup was deleted from storage, for status deleted.

string format: date-time
created_at
required
string format: date-time

Example

{
  "id": "auto-202609230300",
  "cluster_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "type": "automatic",
  "status": "completed",
  "retention_days": 14,
  "size_bytes": 52428800,
  "sha256": "9f86d081884c7d659a2feaa0c55ad015a3bf4f1b2b0b822cd15d6c15b0f00a08",
  "keycloak_version": "26.3.0",
  "requested_at": "2026-09-23T03:00:00Z",
  "started_at": "2026-09-23T03:00:04Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-09-23T03:04:12Z",
  "expires_at": "2026-10-07T03:04:12Z",
  "created_at": "2026-09-23T03:00:00Z"
}

Access is unauthorized.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}

Access is forbidden.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}

The server cannot find the requested resource.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}

Client error

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}
Retry-After
integer
RateLimit-Limit
integer
RateLimit-Remaining
integer
RateLimit-Reset
integer
X-RateLimit-Limit-Second
integer
X-RateLimit-Remaining-Second
integer
X-RateLimit-Limit-Minute
integer
X-RateLimit-Remaining-Minute
integer
X-RateLimit-Limit-Hour
integer
X-RateLimit-Remaining-Hour
integer
X-RateLimit-Limit-Day
integer
X-RateLimit-Remaining-Day
integer

Server error

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}

Server error

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details object.

object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
required
string
instance
string format: uri

Example generated

{
  "type": "https://example.com",
  "title": "example",
  "status": 1,
  "detail": "example",
  "instance": "https://example.com"
}