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ApsaraDB for MongoDB:CreateBackup

Last Updated:Apr 20, 2026

Creates a backup for a MongoDB instance.

Operation description

The instance must be in the Running state.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

dds:CreateBackup

create

*dbinstance

acs:dds:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:dbinstance/{#dbinstanceId}

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

DBInstanceId

string

Yes

The instance ID.

d-bp2235****

BackupMethod

string

No

The backup method. Valid values:

  • Snapshot: A snapshot backup.

  • Logical: A logical backup.

  • Physical (default): A physical backup.

Note
  • Instances with cloud disks support only snapshot backups.

  • This parameter applies only to replica set and sharded cluster instances. This parameter is not required for standalone instances, which use snapshot backups.

Logical

BackupRetentionPeriod

integer

No

The backup retention period in days. This parameter applies only to replica set and sharded cluster instances that use cloud disks.

Note

If you do not specify this parameter, the retention period from the default backup policy is used. You can set this parameter to one of the following values:

  • A value from 7 to 730

  • -1 (permanent retention)

30

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The returned data.

BackupId

string

The backup ID.

Note

This parameter is deprecated. To obtain the backup ID, call the DescribeBackups operation.

5664****

RequestId

string

The request ID.

7016B12F-7F64-40A4-BAFF-013F02AC82FC

BackupJobId

string

The backup job ID.

775051

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "BackupId": "5664****",
  "RequestId": "7016B12F-7F64-40A4-BAFF-013F02AC82FC",
  "BackupJobId": "775051"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 InvalidBackupMethod.ValueNotSupport The specified parameter BackupMethod is not valid.
403 OperationDenied.BackupJobExists The operation is not permitted due to backup job exist. A backup task is in progress. Try again later.
403 OperationDenied.NoDatabase The operation is not permitted due to no database.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.