---
title: "POST /backup"
method: POST
path: "/backup"
---

# POST /backup

`POST /backup`

Creates a full backup using a user-provided SAS token to an Azure blob storage container.

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Request body

- SASTokenParameter — An authentication method and location for the operation.
  - `storageResourceUri` string, required — Azure Blob storage container Uri
  - `token` string — The SAS token pointing to an Azure Blob storage container
  - `useManagedIdentity` boolean — Indicates which authentication method should be used. If set to true, Managed HSM will use the configured user-assigned managed identity to authenticate with Azure Storage. Otherwise, a SAS token has to be specified.

## Response `202`

The request has been accepted for processing, but processing has not yet completed.

- FullBackupOperation — Full backup operation
  - `status` 'InProgress' | 'Succeeded' | 'Canceled' | 'Failed' — The status of a long-running operation.
  - `statusDetails` string — The status details of backup operation.
  - `error` Error, nullable
    - `code` string — The error code.
    - `message` string — The error message.
    - `innererror` Error — recursive
  - `startTime` integer — The start time of the backup operation in UTC
  - `endTime` integer, nullable — The end time of the backup operation in UTC
  - `jobId` string — Identifier for the full backup operation.
  - `azureStorageBlobContainerUri` string — The Azure blob storage container Uri which contains the full backup

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

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