---
title: "Run a Backup Job"
method: POST
path: "/cluster/backups/jobs/{id}/run"
tags: ["Cluster Backups"]
---

# Run a Backup Job

`POST /cluster/backups/jobs/{id}/run`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sylve.lan:8181/api`
- URL: `https://sylve.lan:8181/api/cluster/backups/jobs/{id}/run`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Queue an immediate run of a backup job on its assigned runner

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `202`

Accepted

- GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalAPIResponseAny
  - `data` unknown
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Backup Job or Runner Not Found
- `409`: Backup Job Already Running
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `502`: Remote Runner Failure
- `503`: Service Unavailable
- `504`: Remote Runner Timeout

## Changes

- **2026-08-12** `9a5026bf9057`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/changes/cluster/backups/jobs/:id/run/post.md)

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