AWS Backup (aws-backup)

AWS Backup is a fully managed, policy-based data protection service that centralizes and automates backup of data across AWS services including EBS volumes, EC2 instances, RDS databases, DynamoDB tables, EFS file systems, FSx file systems, Storage Gateway volumes, S3, and on-premises data via the AWS Backup gateway. The AWS Backup API allows programmatic management of backup plans, vaults, recovery points, restore jobs, and cross-account, cross-Region copies, authenticated with AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4).

APIs.json: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-backup/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

Scope

• Type: Index

Tags

• Backup
• Data Protection
• Disaster Recovery
• AWS
• Managed Service
• Compliance

Timestamps

• Created: 2026-05-11
• Modified: 2026-05-11

APIs

AWS Backup API

REST API for centrally configuring and managing AWS Backup including backup plans, backup selections, backup vaults, recovery points, restore jobs, framework reports, audit reports, and the AWS Backup gateway for on-premises virtual machines. All requests are signed with AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4).

• Human URL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/api-reference.html
• Base URL: https://backup.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

Tags

• Backup
• Data Protection
• Disaster Recovery
• AWS

Properties

• Documentation
• Actions
• Authentication
• Endpoints
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Open Collection — Open Collection 1.0

Common Properties

• Website
• Documentation
• Pricing
• Sign Up

Maintainers

FN: Kin Lane Email: kin@apievangelist.com