Retrieves the status of a backup of a WordPress installation

GET

/installs/{install_id}/backups/{backup_id}

Retrieves the status of a backup of a WordPress installation. Possible statuses include

• requested
• in_progress
• completed
• aborted initiated has been deprecated for in_progress.

Authorizations

• basicAuth

Parameters

Path Parameters

install_id

required

string format: uuid

ID of install

backup_id

required

string format: uuid

ID of backup

Responses

200

A backup

object

id

required

The unique identifier of the backup

string format: uuid

Example

e41fa98f-ea80-4654-b229-a9b765d0863a

status

required

State of the backup.

string

Allowed values: requested in_progress completed aborted

Example

completed

description

Human-readable description provided when the backup was requested

string

Example

Pre-deploy snapshot

create_time

Timestamp when the backup was created

string format: date-time

Example

2024-01-15T10:00:00Z

complete_time

Timestamp when the backup completed. null while the backup is still in progress.

string format: date-time

Example

2024-01-15T10:30:00Z

wordpress_version

WordPress version of the install at the time the backup was taken

string

Example

6.4.2

400

Bad Request

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

Example

Invalid Site: Name cannot be empty.

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

errors

An array of error objects describing specific errors that arose when servicing the request

Array<object>

object

resource

required

The name of the resource that was being processed when the error occurred

string

Example

Site

field

required

(Optional) The specific field associated with the error

string

Example

name

type

required

(Optional) A type associated with the error. invalid_value, access_error, value_unavailable

string

Example

invalid_value

code

required

(Optional) A machine code relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string

Example

too_long

message

required

(Optional) A human-readable message relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string

Example

Name is too long (maximum is 40 characters)

401

Authentication Error

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

Example

Bad Credentials

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

404

Not found

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

Example

Not Found

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

429

Too many requests

503

Service unavailable