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Create Backup

POST
/databases/{database_id}/backups
 
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.mengi.cloud/databases/2489E9AD-2EE2-8E00-8EC9-32D5F69181C0/backups \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "backup_type": "manual" }'

Trigger a manual backup of a database instance.

Parameters

Section titled “ Parameters ”

Path Parameters

Section titled “Path Parameters ”
database_id
required
Database Id
string format: uuid

Request Body

Section titled “Request Body ”
Media type application/json
BackupCreateRequest
object
backup_type
Backup Type
string
default: manual

Responses

Section titled “ Responses ”

201

Section titled “201 ”

Successful Response

Media type application/json
DatabaseBackupResponse
object
id
required
Id
string format: uuid
database_instance_id
required
Database Instance Id
string format: uuid
backup_type
required
Backup Type
string
status
required
Status
string
size_bytes
Any of:
integer
s3_path
Any of:
string
error_message
Any of:
string
started_at
Any of:
string format: date-time
completed_at
Any of:
string format: date-time
created_at
required
Created At
string format: date-time
Example generated
{
  "id": "2489E9AD-2EE2-8E00-8EC9-32D5F69181C0",
  "database_instance_id": "2489E9AD-2EE2-8E00-8EC9-32D5F69181C0",
  "backup_type": "example",
  "status": "example",
  "size_bytes": 1,
  "s3_path": "example",
  "error_message": "example",
  "started_at": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
  "completed_at": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
  "created_at": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z"
}

422

Section titled “422 ”

Validation Error

Media type application/json
HTTPValidationError
object
detail
Detail
Array<object>
ValidationError
object
loc
required
Location
Array
msg
required
Message
string
type
required
Error Type
string
Example generated
{
  "detail": [
    {
      "loc": [
        "example"
      ],
      "msg": "example",
      "type": "example"
    }
  ]
}