---
title: "Retrieve the Backup Policy for an Existing Droplet"
method: GET
path: "/v2/droplets/{droplet_id}/backups/policy"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Droplets"]
---

# Retrieve the Backup Policy for an Existing Droplet

`GET /v2/droplets/{droplet_id}/backups/policy`

To show information about an individual Droplet's backup policy, send a GET
request to `/v2/droplets/$DROPLET_ID/backups/policy`.

## Path parameters

- `droplet_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

The response will be a JSON object with a key called `policy`. This will be
set to a JSON object that contains the standard Droplet backup policy attributes.

- object
  - `policy` DropletBackupPolicyRecord
    - `droplet_id` integer — The unique identifier for the Droplet.
    - `backup_enabled` boolean — A boolean value indicating whether backups are enabled for the Droplet.
    - `backup_policy` object — An object specifying the backup policy for the Droplet.
      - `plan` 'daily' | 'weekly' — The backup plan used for the Droplet. The plan can be either `daily` or `weekly`.
      - `weekday` 'SUN' | 'MON' | 'TUE' | 'WED' | 'THU' | 'FRI' | 'SAT' — The day of the week on which the backup will occur.
      - `hour` 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 — The hour of the day that the backup window will start.
      - `window_length_hours` integer — The length of the backup window starting from `hour`.
      - `retention_period_days` integer — The number of days the backup will be retained.
    - `next_backup_window` object, nullable — An object containing keys with the start and end times of the window during which the backup will occur.
      - `start` string, date-time — A time value given in ISO8601 combined date and time format specifying the start of the Droplet's backup window.
      - `end` string, date-time — A time value given in ISO8601 combined date and time format specifying the end of the Droplet's backup window.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `404` — The resource was not found.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

## Changes

- **2025-10-16** `cb3bf9b21459` — 2 info
  - api tag `DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Droplets` added
  - api tag `Droplets` removed
- **2025-07-18** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-07-17** `5fc9af728e82` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2025-07-17** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/digitalocean/apis/digitalocean-api/changes/v2/droplets/:droplet_id/backups/policy/get.md)

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