---
title: "Gets a list of database backups on the server."
method: GET
path: "/api/contao/backup"
tags: ["Contao API"]
---

# Gets a list of database backups on the server.

`GET /api/contao/backup`

## Response `200`

List of database backups.

- ContaoBackup[]
  - `name` string — The backup file name (unique).
  - `createdAt` string — ISO 8601 date when the file was created.
  - `size` number — The backup file size in bytes.

## Other responses

- `501` — If the current Contao version does not support database backups.

## Changes

- **2023-10-05** `243e0ac08b13` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2020-07-23** `42c41034504b` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/contao/apis/contao-manager-api/changes/api/contao/backup/get.md)

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