---
title: "List backups"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/backups"
tags: ["Backups"]
---

# List backups

`GET /api/v1/backups`

List backups for the authenticated account. Filter by VM.

Pass `X-Project-ID` to scope the list to a single project. When omitted, returns backups across every project the API key has access to.

## Query parameters

- `vm_id` string, uuid
- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer

## Headers

- `X-Project-ID` string, uuid

## Response `200`

List of backups

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `data` Backup[]
    - `id` string, uuid, required — Backup ID
    - `account_id` string, uuid — Account that owns the backup
    - `project_id` string, uuid — Project the backup belongs to
    - `created_by` string — User ID that created the backup
    - `region` 'us-east' — Region the backup is stored in
    - `product_vm` string, uuid — Source VM UUID
    - `name` string, required — Backup display name
    - `storage_size` integer, required — Backup size in GB
    - `status` string, required — Backup lifecycle status. Common values: - `pending` — creation queued - `creating` — backup being captured - `ready` — available for restore - `restoring` — currently restoring to a VM - `failed` — creation or restore failed
    - `price_per_hour` string — Hourly storage cost in USD
    - `expire_date` string, date-time — When the backup will be auto-pruned (only set when retention applies)
    - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `total` integer

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication required

## Changes

- **2026-05-08** `64c270db1c2e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/rafftechnologies/apis/raff-api/changes/api/v1/backups/get.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/rafftechnologies/apis/raff-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/rafftechnologies/apis/raff-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/rafftechnologies/raff-api/revisions/64c270db1c2e/schema)