Operations with Specific DatabaseBackupSettings

This resource lets you configure settings of the database backup.

Resource	/api/admin/databaseBackup/settings
Returned entity	DatabaseBackupSettings. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`GET`: Read a Specific DatabaseBackupSettings. `POST`: Update a Specific DatabaseBackupSettings.

DatabaseBackupSettings attributes

Represents database backup settings of the YouTrack instance.

This table describes attributes of the DatabaseBackupSettings entity.

To receive an attribute in the response from server, specify it explicitly in the request parameter fields.
To update an attribute, provide it in the body of a POST request.

Field	Type	Description
location	String	The location of the backups storage folder. `Can be null`.
filesToKeep	Int	The number of backup files that should be stored.
cronExpression	String	The cron expression that defines the schedule of the automatic backups. `Can be null`.
archiveFormat	Enumeration	The current selected format of backup files. Supported values are TAR_GZ or ZIP.
isOn	Boolean	If `true`, the automatic regular backup is enabled. Otherwise, `false`.
availableDiskSpace	Long	The size of available disk space. `Read-only`.
notifiedUsers	Array of Users	The list of users who get notifications about backup failures.
backupStatus	BackupStatus	The current status of the backup. `Read-only`.

Read a Specific DatabaseBackupSettings

Read the database backup settings.

Required permissions

Requires Low-level Admin Read permission.

Request syntax

GET /api/admin/databaseBackup/settings?{fields}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of DatabaseBackupSettings attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified,only the `entityID` is returned

Sample

Sample request

https://example.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/api/admin/databaseBackup/settings?fields=archiveFormat,availableDiskSpace,backupStatus(backupCancelled,backupError(date,errorMessage),backupInProgress,stopBackup),isOn,location,cronExpression,filesToKeep,notifiedUsers(login,name,id)
            

Sample response body

{
  "cronExpression": "0 0 9 * * ?",
  "isOn": false,
  "notifiedUsers": [
    {
      "login": "root",
      "name": "John Smith",
      "id": "1-1",
      "$type": "User"
    }
  ],
  "archiveFormat": "TAR_GZ",
  "filesToKeep": 0,
  "availableDiskSpace": 57364168704,
  "backupStatus": {
    "stopBackup": false,
    "backupInProgress": false,
    "backupError": null,
    "backupCancelled": false,
    "$type": "BackupStatus"
  },
  "location": "/mnt/disk0/example/backup",
  "$type": "DatabaseBackupSettings"
}
            

Update a Specific DatabaseBackupSettings

Update the database backup settings.

Required permissions

Requires Low-level Admin Write permission.

Request syntax

POST /api/admin/databaseBackup/settings?{fields}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of DatabaseBackupSettings attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified,only the `entityID` is returned

Sample

Sample request

https://example.com/youtrack/api/admin/databaseBackup/settings?fields=archiveFormat,availableDiskSpace,backupStatus(backupCancelled,backupError(date,errorMessage),backupInProgress,stopBackup),isOn,filesToKeep,cronExpression,notifiedUsers(id,name,login)
            

Sample request body

{
  "archiveFormat": "TAR_GZ",
  "notifiedUsers":[{"id":"24-0"}],
  "isOn":true,
  "cronExpression":"0 0 2 * * ?",
  "filesToKeep":30
}
            

Sample response body

{
  "isOn": true,
  "cronExpression": "0 0 2 * * ?",
  "filesToKeep": 30,
  "archiveFormat": "TAR_GZ",
  "availableDiskSpace": 115498954752,
  "notifiedUsers": [
    {
      "name": "TARDIS",
      "login": "admin",
      "id": "24-0",
      "$type": "User"
    }
  ],
  "backupStatus": {
    "backupInProgress": false,
    "stopBackup": false,
    "backupCancelled": false,
    "backupError": null,
    "$type": "BackupStatus"
  },
  "$type": "DatabaseBackupSettings"
}
            

Last modified: 30 March 2021