---
title: "Get project backup by ID"
method: GET
path: "/organizations/{organizationID}/projects/{projectID}/backups/{backupID}"
tags: ["Projects"]
---

# Get project backup by ID

`GET /organizations/{organizationID}/projects/{projectID}/backups/{backupID}`

Retrieves a backup by ID for the specified project.

## Path parameters

- `organizationID` string, required
- `projectID` string, required
- `backupID` string, required

## Response `200`

The backup metadata

- BackupMetadata — metadata about a continuous backup
  - `id` string, required — unique identifier for the backup
  - `branchID` string, required — the branchID the branch associated with the backup
  - `earliestRestore` string, date-time — the earlies point in time available for restoring the branch
  - `latestRestore` string, date-time — the latest point in time available for restoring the branch
  - `description` string, required — description of the backup

## Other responses

- `400` — Generic error response for most error conditions
- `401` — Error response when authentication or authorization fails
- `404` — Generic error response for most error conditions
- `5XX` — Unexpected Error
- `default` — Unexpected Error

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