---
title: "Get device backup list"
method: POST
path: "/configuration_manager/backups"
tags: ["Configuration Manager"]
---

# Get device backup list

`POST /configuration_manager/backups`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/backups`
- Auth: none declared

Fetches backups, requires an options payload. An empty option payload will return the first 25 documents.

## Request body

- object
  - `options` ConfigurationManagerBackupsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaOptions
    - `start` integer
    - `limit` integer
    - `regex` boolean
    - `filter` ConfigurationManagerBackupsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaOptionsFilter
      - `name` string
    - `dateRange` unknown[]: An array containing the start and end date. Index 0 = start date, index 1 = end date.
      - unknown
    - `sort` ConfigurationManagerBackupsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaOptionsSort
      - `name` '-1' | '1'
      - `date` '-1' | '1'

## Response `200`

List of all backups and the total

- ConfigurationManagerGetBackupsResponse200
  - `total` integer
  - `list` ConfigurationManagerDeviceDataBackup[]
    - `id` string
    - `name` string
    - `provider` string
    - `type` 'native' | 'xml' | 'json'
    - `date` string
    - `rawConfig` string
    - `description` string
    - `notes` string
    - `gbac` ConfigurationManagerDeviceDataBackupGbac: Sets of group Ids that are allowd to access this automation.
      - `write` ConfigurationManagerDeviceDataBackupGbacWriteItems[], required: Group ids that have write access to the automation document.
        - union
          - object
          - string
      - `read` ConfigurationManagerDeviceDataBackupGbacReadItems[], required: Group ids that have read access to the automation document.
        - union
          - object
          - string

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `2095cc90e583`: 2 info
  - api tag `Configuration Manager` added
  - api tag `configurationManager` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/changes/configuration_manager/backups/post.md)

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