---
title: "Create VM backup"
method: POST
path: "/virtual_machines/{virtual_machine_id}/backups"
tags: ["Virtual machine backups"]
---

# Create VM backup

`POST /virtual_machines/{virtual_machine_id}/backups`

Triggers a backup of the given Virtual Machine.

## Path parameters

- `virtual_machine_id` string, required

## Response `201`

Created

## Other responses

- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found

## Changes

> 29 revisions in range; 15 could not be searched.

- **2026-08-05** `ae7dcb22727c` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `data/attributes/team/limits/prefix` to the response with the `201` status
- **2026-07-21** `885dec47dd47` — 3 info
  - added the optional property `data/attributes/project/stats/databases` to the response with the `201` status
  - added the optional property `data/attributes/project/stats/storages` to the response with the `201` status
  - added the optional property `data/attributes/project/stats/virtual_machines` to the response with the `201` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/latitude/apis/latitude-sh-api/changes/virtual_machines/:virtual_machine_id/backups/post.md)

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