---
title: "Get backup by feed name"
method: GET
path: "/backup/{index}"
tags: ["backup"]
---

# Get backup by feed name

`GET /backup/{index}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.vulncheck.com/v4`
- URL: `https://api.vulncheck.com/v4/backup/{index}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/vulncheck/apis/vulncheck-api-2/docs/backup/:index/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Validates the feed, generates a fresh backup zip if the source parquet is newer, and returns a pre-signed download URL

## Path parameters

- `index` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- BackupBackupResponse
  - `available` boolean
  - `feed` string
  - `sha256` string
  - `url` string
  - `url_ap-southeast-2` string
  - `url_cloudfront` string
  - `url_eu-west-2` string
  - `url_expires` string
  - `url_ttl_minutes` integer
  - `url_us-east-1` string

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `404`: Not Found
- `503`: Service Unavailable

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/vulncheck/apis/vulncheck-api-2.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/vulncheck/apis/vulncheck-api-2/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/vulncheck/apis/vulncheck-api-2/revisions/48148c6cdc5f?raw)