aid: amazon-backup url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/apis.yml name: Amazon Backup type: Index image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg specificationVersion: '0.19' description: >- AWS Backup is a fully managed backup service that centralizes and automates the backup of data across AWS services, enabling you to configure backup policies, monitor backup activity, and restore resources with a single, unified console and API. It supports automated backup schedules, lifecycle management, cross-region copy, Vault Lock for WORM compliance, legal holds, compliance frameworks, and automated restore testing. created: '2024-01-15' modified: '2026-06-20' tags: - AWS - Backup - Data Protection - Disaster Recovery - Storage - Compliance - Governance - Business Continuity apis: - aid: amazon-backup:amazon-backup-api name: Amazon Backup API description: >- API for centrally managing and automating backups across AWS services including Amazon EBS, Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon EFS, Amazon FSx, Amazon EC2, and AWS Storage Gateway. Supports creating backup plans, managing backup vaults, starting and monitoring backup jobs, restoring resources, cross-region copy, legal holds, compliance frameworks, and automated restore testing. humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/ baseURL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com tags: - AWS - Backup - Data Protection - Disaster Recovery - Storage - Compliance properties: - type: Documentation url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/ - type: OpenAPI url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/openapi/amazon-backup-openapi.yml - type: OpenAPI url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/backup/2018-11-15/openapi.yaml - type: JSONSchema url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-backup-plan-schema.json - type: JSONStructure url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-structure/backup-resource-structure.json - type: JSONLD url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/json-ld/amazon-backup-context.jsonld - type: SpectralRuleset url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/spectral/ruleset.yml - type: Capabilities url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/capabilities/capabilities.yml - type: Vocabulary url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-backup/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/vocabulary.yml - type: Pricing url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/pricing/ - type: GettingStarted url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/getting-started/ - type: FAQ url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/faqs/ - type: UserGuide url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/ - type: APIReference url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/API_Reference.html - type: CLIReference url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/backup/ - type: Security url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/security.html - type: Packages url: packages/amazon-backup-packages.yml - type: LLMsTxt url: llms/amazon-backup-llms.txt - type: MCPServer url: mcp/amazon-backup-mcp.yml - type: Overlay url: overlays/amazon-backup-openapi-overlay.yaml - type: Conformance url: conformance/amazon-backup-conformance.yml - type: ErrorCatalog url: errors/amazon-backup-problem-types.yml - type: Lifecycle url: lifecycle/amazon-backup-lifecycle.yml contact: - FN: Amazon Web Services url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/ features: - name: Automated Backup Scheduling description: >- Create backup plans with cron-based schedules to automatically back up AWS resources on a defined cadence with configurable start and completion windows. - name: Lifecycle Management description: >- Automatically transition recovery points from warm to cold storage and delete them after configurable retention periods to optimize costs. - name: Cross-Region Copy description: >- Copy recovery points to backup vaults in other AWS regions for disaster recovery and geographic redundancy. - name: Cross-Account Management description: >- Centrally manage backup policies across multiple AWS accounts within an AWS Organizations structure. - name: Vault Lock (WORM) description: >- Enforce write-once-read-many protection on backup vaults to prevent deletion or modification of recovery points, supporting regulatory compliance. - name: Legal Holds description: >- Preserve recovery points from deletion during legal discovery or compliance investigations with legal hold policies. - name: Compliance Frameworks description: >- Create compliance frameworks with controls that automatically evaluate backup configurations against governance requirements. - name: Automated Restore Testing description: >- Schedule periodic automated restore tests to validate backup recoverability and generate compliance reports. - name: Continuous Backup (PITR) description: >- Enable point-in-time recovery for supported services, allowing restore to any second within the retention window. useCases: - name: Enterprise Backup Automation description: >- Automate backup policies across all AWS resources with tag-based selection rules and centralized management. - name: Regulatory Compliance description: >- Meet compliance requirements for data retention with Vault Lock, compliance frameworks, and automated reporting. - name: Disaster Recovery description: >- Replicate backups cross-region and validate restore procedures with automated restore testing plans. - name: Legal Hold Management description: >- Preserve backup data during legal proceedings or investigations with automated legal hold policies. integrations: - name: Amazon CloudWatch description: Monitor backup metrics and create alarms for backup failures - name: Amazon EventBridge description: React to backup events with event-driven workflows - name: AWS CloudTrail description: Audit backup activity with consolidated CloudTrail logs - name: Amazon SNS description: Receive backup event notifications via Amazon Simple Notification Service - name: AWS Organizations description: Apply backup policies centrally across organization accounts - name: AWS KMS description: Encrypt backup vaults with customer-managed KMS keys common: - type: TrustCenter url: security/amazon-backup-trust-center.yml - type: VulnerabilityDisclosure url: security/amazon-backup-vulnerability-disclosure.yml - type: DomainSecurity url: security/amazon-backup-domain-security.yml - type: Portal url: https://aws.amazon.com/ - type: Website url: https://aws.amazon.com/backup/ - type: Documentation url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/ - type: TermsOfService url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/ - type: PrivacyPolicy url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/ - type: Support url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/ - type: Blog url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/ - type: GitHubOrganization url: https://github.com/aws - type: Console url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/backup/ - type: SignUp url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register - type: Login url: https://aws.amazon.com/console/ - type: Status url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status - type: KnowledgeCenter url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center - type: YouTube url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices - type: StackOverflow url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/aws-backup - type: Contact url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/ - type: Security url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/security.html - type: Compliance url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/ - type: WellKnown url: well-known/amazon-backup-well-known.yml - type: SecurityTxt url: well-known/amazon-backup-security.txt maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com url: https://apievangelist.com