---
title: "Perform a physical backup on a server port"
method: GET
path: "/api/clusters/{clusterName}/servers/{serverName}/{serverPort}/backup"
tags: ["DatabaseBackup"]
---

# Perform a physical backup on a server port

`GET /api/clusters/{clusterName}/servers/{serverName}/{serverPort}/backup`

Initiates a physical backup on a specified server port within a cluster.

## Path parameters

- `clusterName` string, required
- `serverName` string, required
- `serverPort` string, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `200`

Backup initiated successfully

- string

## Other responses

- `403` — No valid ACL
- `500` — Cluster Not Found" or "Server Not Found

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `7465ea0ee21a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2023-03-31** `b57fc7b9446e` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/signal18/apis/untitled-api/changes/api/clusters/:clusterName/servers/:serverName/:serverPort/backup/get.md)

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