---
title: "Create box backup"
method: POST
path: "/boxes/{boxId}/backup"
tags: ["box"]
---

# Create box backup

`POST /boxes/{boxId}/backup`

Create box backup

## Path parameters

- `boxId` string, required

## Request body

- CreateBackupDTO
  - `registry` RegistryDTO, required
    - `password` string
    - `project` string
    - `url` string, required
    - `username` string
  - `snapshot` string, required

## Response `201`

Backup started

- string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-06-09** `6c7a14acacbf` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-05-02** `6565d7237d5f` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/boxlite-ai/apis/boxlite-runner-api/changes/boxes/:boxId/backup/post.md)

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