---
title: "Turn the backup schedule on/off or change its frequency/retention"
method: PATCH
path: "/projects/{projectId}/wordpress/backups/schedule"
tags: ["WordPress"]
---

# Turn the backup schedule on/off or change its frequency/retention

`PATCH /projects/{projectId}/wordpress/backups/schedule`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1/projects/{projectId}/wordpress/backups/schedule`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Host-hs_session`

## Path parameters

- `projectId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `enabled` boolean
  - `schedule` string
  - `retentionDays` integer

## Response `200`

Updated

- object
  - `enabled` boolean, required
  - `schedule` string, required
  - `retentionDays` integer, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (code invalid_request)
- `401`: Missing or invalid session/token (code unauthorized)
- `403`: Authenticated but not permitted (code forbidden)
- `404`: Not found or not visible to the caller (code not_found)
- `409`: Conflicting state (code conflict)
- `429`: Too many requests (code rate_limited); see Retry-After
- `503`: Hosting engine unavailable (code provider_unavailable)

---

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