---
title: "Initiates a creation of a restore point for a database"
method: POST
path: "/v1/projects/{ref}/database/backups/restore-point"
tags: ["Database"]
---

# Initiates a creation of a restore point for a database

`POST /v1/projects/{ref}/database/backups/restore-point`

## Path parameters

- `ref` string, required

## Request body

- V1RestorePointPostBody
  - `name` string, required

## Response `201`

- V1RestorePointResponse
  - `name` string, required
  - `status` 'AVAILABLE' | 'PENDING' | 'REMOVED' | 'FAILED', required
  - `completed_on` string, date-time, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden action
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded

---

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