---
title: "Back up device configuration"
method: POST
path: "/configuration_manager/devices/backups"
tags: ["Configuration Manager"]
---

# Back up device configuration

`POST /configuration_manager/devices/backups`

## Request

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

Backups device configuration in mongo.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string
  - `options` ConfigurationManagerDevicesBackupsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaOptions
    - `description` string
    - `notes` string

## Response `200`

Status of backup operation

- ConfigurationManagerBackUpDeviceResponse200
  - `status` 'success'
  - `message` 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/devices/backups/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/revisions/2095cc90e583?raw)