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Download a backup

GET
/backups/{backupId}/download
curl --request GET \
--url https://example.com/api/v1/backups/2489E9AD-2EE2-8E00-8EC9-32D5F69181C0/download \
--cookie __Host-shardkeep_session=<__Host-shardkeep_session>

Needs backups.read; audited. The backup, decrypted by the Node that reads it: a zstd-compressed tar of the server’s data, with shardkeep-backup.json first.

backupId
required
string format: uuid

The backup (.tar.zst).

Media typeapplication/octet-stream
string format: binary

Not signed in, or the credentials are invalid.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

An RFC 9457 problem with a machine-readable code.

object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
code
required

Stable machine-readable error code.

string
Example
{
"type": "about:blank",
"title": "Conflict",
"status": 409,
"code": "conflict"
}

Signed in, but not allowed.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

An RFC 9457 problem with a machine-readable code.

object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
code
required

Stable machine-readable error code.

string
Example
{
"type": "about:blank",
"title": "Conflict",
"status": 409,
"code": "conflict"
}

Not found, or not visible to you.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

An RFC 9457 problem with a machine-readable code.

object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
code
required

Stable machine-readable error code.

string
Example
{
"type": "about:blank",
"title": "Conflict",
"status": 409,
"code": "conflict"
}

Clashes with existing data or state.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

An RFC 9457 problem with a machine-readable code.

object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
code
required

Stable machine-readable error code.

string
Example
{
"type": "about:blank",
"title": "Conflict",
"status": 409,
"code": "conflict"
}

The server’s Node is not connected, or did not answer in time (node_unavailable).

Media typeapplication/problem+json

An RFC 9457 problem with a machine-readable code.

object
type
required
string
title
required
string
status
required
integer
detail
string
code
required

Stable machine-readable error code.

string
Example
{
"type": "about:blank",
"title": "Conflict",
"status": 409,
"code": "conflict"
}