---
title: "Creates web app backup"
method: POST
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/{name}/backup"
tags: ["Sites"]
---

# Creates web app backup

`POST /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Web/sites/{name}/backup`

## Path parameters

- `resourceGroupName` string, required
- `name` string, required
- `subscriptionId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Request body

- BackupRequest
  - `id` string — Resource Id
  - `name` string — Resource Name
  - `kind` string — Kind of resource
  - `location` string, required — Resource Location
  - `type` string — Resource type
  - `tags` object — Resource tags

## Response `200`

OK

- BackupItem
  - `id` string — Resource Id
  - `name` string — Resource Name
  - `kind` string — Kind of resource
  - `location` string, required — Resource Location
  - `type` string — Resource type
  - `tags` object — Resource tags

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/website-management-client.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/website-management-client/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/website-management-client/revisions/e6d8fbd68044?raw)