---
title: "Create backup"
method: POST
path: "/backup"
tags: ["Backup"]
---

# Create backup

`POST /backup`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://localhost:8446/api/v2`
- URL: `https://localhost:8446/api/v2/backup`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Create new backup. Returns backup info. See get backups for the response details.

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response. Depending on the error, either a 4xx or 5xx response status is returned.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/resilio/apis/resilio-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/resilio/apis/resilio-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/resilio/apis/resilio-api/revisions/ca39130a395e?raw)