---
title: "Trigger backup pod"
method: POST
path: "/pods/{pod_id}/backup"
tags: ["Support API Key Authentication"]
---

# Trigger backup pod

`POST /pods/{pod_id}/backup`

Endpoint to backup a pod.

## Path parameters

- `pod_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- ManualBackupTriggerRequest
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `description` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Pod backed up successfully

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input
- `404` — Pod not found
- `422` — Validation Error
- `500` — Internal server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/lium/apis/lium-backend-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/lium/apis/lium-backend-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/lium/lium-backend-api/revisions/57db0a9348db/schema)