Use DescribeBackups to query data backup files - ApsaraDB RDS - Alibaba Cloud - ApsaraDB RDS

Queries the backup sets of an ApsaraDB RDS instance.

Operation description

Supported Engines

RDS MySQL
RDS PostgreSQL
RDS SQL Server
RDS MariaDB

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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

rds:DescribeBackups

get

DBInstance

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

None

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
DBInstanceId	string	Yes	The instance ID. You can call the DescribeDBInstances operation to query the instance ID.	rm-uf6wjk5****
BackupId	string	No	The ID of the backup set.	327329803
BackupStatus	string	No	The backup status. Valid values: Success Failed	Success
BackupMode	string	No	The backup mode. Valid values: Automated Manual	Automated
StartTime	string	No	The start of the time range to query. Specify the time in the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mmZ format. The time must be in UTC.	2011-06-01T16:00Z
EndTime	string	No	The end of the time range to query. The end time must be later than the start time. Specify the time in the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mmZ format. The time must be in UTC. Note Specify a short time range to avoid timeout.	2011-06-15T16:00Z
PageSize	integer	No	The number of entries per page. Valid values: 30 50 100 Default value: 30.	30
PageNumber	integer	No	The page number. Valid values: any non-zero positive integer. Default value: 1.	1
BackupType	string	No	The backup type. Valid values: FullBackup: full backup IncrementalBackup: incremental backup	FullBackup

Response elements

Element	Type	Description	Example
	object	The response parameters.
Items	object
Backup	array<object>	The returned backup set list.
	array<object>	Details of the returned backup sets.
BackupDownloadLinkByDB	object
BackupDownloadLinkByDB	array<object>	An array of per-database backup download URLs.
	object
DataBase	string	The name of the database.	dbs
DownloadLink	string	The public URL from which you can download the backup set.	https://cn-hangzhou.bak.rds.aliyuncs.com/custins53664665/hins18676859_2021072909473127987849.zip?Expires=****&dbList=tb1
IntranetDownloadLink	string	The internal URL from which you can download the backup set.	https://cn-hangzhou-internal.bak.rds.aliyuncs.com/custins53664665/hins18676859_2021072909473127987849.zip?Expires=****&dbList=tb1
BackupDownloadURL	string	The Internet download URL for the backup set. Returns null if the backup set cannot be downloaded. Note For example, if BackupMethod of an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instance is set to Snapshot, a null string is returned.	http://rdsbak-hz-v3.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/****
BackupEndTime	string	The end time of the backup task. The time follows the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mmZ format. The time is displayed in UTC.	2019-02-13T12:20:00Z
BackupId	string	The ID of the backup set.	321020562
BackupInitiator	string	The initiator of the backup task. Valid values: System User	System
BackupIntranetDownloadURL	string	The internal network download URL for the backup set. Returns null if the backup set cannot be downloaded. Note For example, if BackupMethod of an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instance is set to Snapshot, a null string is returned.	http://rdsbak-hz-v3.oss-cn-hangzhou-internal.aliyuncs.com/****
BackupMethod	string	The backup method. Valid values: Logical: logical backup Physical: physical backup Snapshot: snapshot backup	Physical
BackupMode	string	The backup mode. Valid values: Automated Manual	Automated
BackupSize	integer	The backup file size. Unit: bytes.	2167808
BackupStartTime	string	The start time of the backup. The time follows the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mmZ format. The time is displayed in UTC.	2019-02-03T12:20:00Z
BackupStatus	string	The status of the backup set.	Success
BackupType	string	The backup type. Valid values: FullBackup IncrementalBackup	FullBackup
Checksum	string	The checksum, calculated by using the CRC64 algorithm.	1835830439****
ConsistentTime	integer	The point in time at which the data in the backup set is consistent. The value is a UNIX timestamp. Note If the instance runs MySQL 5.6, a timestamp is returned. Otherwise, the value 0 is returned.	1576506856
CopyOnlyBackup	string	The backup mode of the backup set. Valid values: 0: the standard mode. This mode supports full backups and incremental backups. 1: the copy-only mode. This mode supports only full backups. Note This parameter is returned only when the instance runs SQL Server.	0
DBInstanceId	string	The instance ID.	rm-uf6wjk5****
Encryption	string	The encryption information about the backup set.	{}
Engine	string	The database engine type. Valid values: MySQL SQLServer PostgreSQL MariaDB	MySQL
EngineVersion	string	The database engine version.	8.0
HostInstanceID	string	The ID of the instance that generated the backup set. Indicates whether the backup was generated by a primary or secondary instance.	5882781
IsAvail	integer	Indicates whether the backup set is available. Valid values: 0: unavailable. 1: available.	1
MetaStatus	string	The status of the backup set used to restore individual databases or tables. Valid values: OK: The backup file is normal. LARGE: The backup file contains too many tables and cannot be used to restore individual databases or tables. EMPTY: The backup file was generated from a failed backup task. Note If an empty string is returned, the backup file cannot be used to restore individual databases or tables.	OK
StorageClass	string	The storage class of the backup set. Valid values: 0: regular storage 1: archive storage	0
StoreStatus	string	Indicates whether the backup set can be deleted. Valid values: Enabled: can be deleted. Disabled: cannot be deleted.	Disabled
ExpectExpireTime	string	The expiration time of the backup set, in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mmZ format (UTC). Note This value is returned only for single-database backups of SQL Server instances when backup retention days is configured.	2025-06-17T12:10:23Z
PageNumber	string	The page number of the returned page.	1
PageRecordCount	string	The number of backup sets on the current page.	30
RequestId	string	The ID of the request.	1A6D328C-84B8-40DC-BF49-6C73984D7494
TotalEcsSnapshotSize	integer	The snapshot chain size of the instance. Unit: bytes.	0
TotalRecordCount	string	The total number of entries.	100

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "Items": {
    "Backup": [
      {
        "BackupDownloadLinkByDB": {
          "BackupDownloadLinkByDB": [
            {
              "DataBase": "dbs",
              "DownloadLink": "https://cn-hangzhou.bak.rds.aliyuncs.com/custins53664665/hins18676859_2021072909473127987849.zip?Expires=****&dbList=tb1",
              "IntranetDownloadLink": "https://cn-hangzhou-internal.bak.rds.aliyuncs.com/custins53664665/hins18676859_2021072909473127987849.zip?Expires=****&dbList=tb1"
            }
          ]
        },
        "BackupDownloadURL": "http://rdsbak-hz-v3.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/****",
        "BackupEndTime": "2019-02-13T12:20:00Z",
        "BackupId": "321020562",
        "BackupInitiator": "System",
        "BackupIntranetDownloadURL": "http://rdsbak-hz-v3.oss-cn-hangzhou-internal.aliyuncs.com/****",
        "BackupMethod": "Physical",
        "BackupMode": "Automated",
        "BackupSize": 2167808,
        "BackupStartTime": "2019-02-03T12:20:00Z",
        "BackupStatus": "Success",
        "BackupType": "FullBackup",
        "Checksum": "1835830439****",
        "ConsistentTime": 1576506856,
        "CopyOnlyBackup": "0",
        "DBInstanceId": "rm-uf6wjk5****",
        "Encryption": "{}",
        "Engine": "MySQL",
        "EngineVersion": "8.0",
        "HostInstanceID": "5882781",
        "IsAvail": 1,
        "MetaStatus": "OK",
        "StorageClass": "0",
        "StoreStatus": "Disabled",
        "ExpectExpireTime": "2025-06-17T12:10:23Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "PageNumber": "1",
  "PageRecordCount": "30",
  "RequestId": "1A6D328C-84B8-40DC-BF49-6C73984D7494",
  "TotalEcsSnapshotSize": 0,
  "TotalRecordCount": "100"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code	Error code	Error message	Description
400	InvalidRestoreTime.Malformed	The requested restoreTime param is invalid, or the requested restoreTime is not within the scope of the instance backup.
400	InvalidPageNumbers.Malformed	Specified page number is not valid.	The page number cannot be found.
400	InvalidStartTime.Format	Specified start time is not valid.	The start time is invalid.
400	InvalidEndTime.Format	Specified end time is not valid.	The end time is invalid. Check the end time.
400	InvalidParameterCombination	The end time must be greater than the start time	The end time must be later than the start time.
400	InvalidDBinstanceClass.ValueNotSupported	The specified parameter DBinstanceClass is invalid.	The specified parameter DBinstanceClass is invalid.
400	InvalidBackupSetLocation.Format	Specified backup set location is not valid.
400	Order.ComboInstanceNotAllowOperate	A package instance is not allowed to operate independently.	A package instance is not allowed to operate independently.
400	Price.PricingPlanResultNotFound	Pricing plan price result not found.	Pricing plan price result not found.
400	Order.NoRealNameAuthentication	You have not passed the real-name authentication and do not meet the purchase conditions. Please log in to the user center for real-name authentication.	You have not passed the real-name authentication and do not meet the purchase conditions. Please log in to the cost and cost for real-name authentication.
400	InsufficientAvailableQuota	Your account quota limit is less than 0, please recharge before trying to purchase.	Your account available limit is less than 0, please recharge before trying to purchase.
400	CommodityServiceCalling.Exception	Failed to call commodity service.	Failed to call commodity service return.
400	RegionDissolvedEOM	Dear customer, Alibaba Cloud plans to optimize and adjust the current region. Cloud services in this region will cease operations. You are currently unable to operate new purchase orders. Thank you for your understanding and support.	Hello, Alibaba Cloud plans to optimize and adjust the current region. Cloud services in this region will stop operating. In order to ensure your business continuity and smooth transition of data migration, you are currently unable to operate new purchase orders. Thank you for your understanding and support.
400	Commodity.InvalidComponent	The module you purchased is not legal, please buy it again.	The module you purchased is not legal, please buy it again.
400	RegionEndTimeDissolvedAustralia	Cloud services in the Australia (Sydney) region will be discontinued. Set the validity date to September 30, 2024 or earlier than September 30, 2024.	Hello customer, this area has been abolished.
400	Price.CommoditySys	Commodity system call exception.	Commodity system call exception.
400	Pay.InsufficientBalance	Insufficient available balance.	Insufficient available balance.
400	Order.PeriodInvalid	There is a problem with the period you selected, please choose again.	There is a problem with the period you selected, please choose again.
400	pay.noCreditCard	Account not bound to credit card.
400	Order.InstHasUnpaidOrder	There is an unpaid order for the service you have purchased. Please pay or void it before placing the order.	There is an unpaid order for the service you have purchased. Please pay or void it before placing the order.
400	noAvailablePaymentMethod	No payment method is specified for your account. We recommend that you add a payment method.	No payment method has been specified for your account. We recommend that you add a payment method.
400	BasicInfoUncompleted	Your information is incomplete. Complete your information before the operation.	Your basic information is not complete, please complete your basic information before operation.
400	Risk.RiskControlRejection	Your account is abnormal, please contact customer service for details.	Your account is abnormal, please contact customer service for details.
400	Api.NotSupport	Specified api is not supported.	The current interface does not support.
400	ContainForbiddenLabelError	There is a label that prohibits placing orders. Please contact your distributor for assistance.	You cannot place the order because a tag indicates that order placement is prohibited. Contact your distributor.
400	InvalidDBInstanceId.NotFound	The DBInstanceId provided does not exist in records.	The DBInstanceId provided does not exist.
400	InvalidInstanceLevel.DiskType	Specified instance level not support request disk type	The current instance type does not support the specified storage type.
400	InvalidParam	Sepcified wal level Parameter is invalid. There are still logical slots in instance, so it can not be set as replica.	The specified wal_level parameter is invalid. There is still a copy slot in the instance, so it cannot be set to replica.
400	KmsApiError	User secret key invalid.	The user key is invalid.
400	System.SaleValidateFailed	Sales expression validation system error.	A system error occurs when the sales expression is verified.
400	Abs.InvalidAccount.NotFound	account is not found.	The account does not exist.
400	SqlExecuteFailedOrTimeout	sql command execution failed or timed out:%s.	SQL command execution failed or timed out
400	ColdData.EngineVersionNotSupport	The current instance engine version not support coldDataEnabled.	The current instance engine version not support coldDataEnabled.
400	ColdData.MinorVersionNotSupport	The current instance minor version not support coldDataEnabled.	The current instance minor version not support coldDataEnabled.
400	IncorrectTargetClasscode	The current instance type does not support this operation.	This operation is not supported by the instance type.
400	InvalidConnectionString.Duplicate	Specified connection string already exists in the RDS.	The link address name is duplicate. Please reset the connection string.
400	RequiredParam.NotFound	Required input param is not found.
400	Parameters.Invalid	Parameter error, please check the parameters.	Parameter error, please check the parameters.
400	BackupPolicyNotSupport	Cold Data won't open with CrossBackup or Flash Backup, please check Backup Policy.	Cold Data won't open with CrossBackup or Flash Backup, please check Backup Policy.
400	InvalideStatus.Format	The instance status does not support this operation.
400	InvalidReleasedKeepPolicy.Format	Specified Released Keep Policy is not valid.	Specified Released Keep Policy is not valid.
400	InvalidDBInstanceEngineType.Format	the DB instance engine type does not support this operation.	This operation is not supported for the database engine of the instance.
400	Pay.NoCreditCard	No credit cards.	No credit cards.
400	VpcNetworkTypeNotSupport	The vpc network type instance does not support this operation.	The vpc network type instance does not support this operation.
400	MirrorInsExists	Specified DB instance mirror ins already existed.	Specified DB instance mirror ins already existed.
400	UnsupportedClassCode	The specified DB instance class stops selling.	The specified DB instance class stops selling.
400	InvalidBackupSet	The specified database does not exist in the backup set.	The specified database does not exist in the backup set.
400	OrdTCommodityQueryError	Failed to query for product.	Failed to query product.
400	ProductInstanceReleased	The instance has been released. Please check before placing the order.	The instance has been released, please verify and place an order.
400	RegionEndTimeDissolvedIndia	The region is no longer supported.	The region is no longer supported.
500	ExternalFailure	The request processing has failed due to external service failure.	The request processing has failed due to external service failure.
500	RequestMetaDataFailed	The service request failed. Please try again later or contact service personnel.	The service request failed. Please try again later or contact service personnel.
500	InvokeProxyFailure	The request processing has failed due to service failure of rds api.	The request failed to be processed due to an RDS API failure.
403	InvalidMaxRecordsPerPage.Malformed	Specified record number is not valid.
403	IncorrectDBInstanceState	Current DB instance state does not support this operation.
403	OrderStatus.UnPaid	The specified db instance has unpaid order.	The instance has an unpaid order. Please pay first and try again.
403	InvalidReduceDiskSize	The storage capacity after the scale-down must be larger than the used amount.	The scale-in target capacity cannot be less than the current storage space usage
403	CloudSSDNotSupport	Cloud ssd does not support this operation, please upgrade to essd.
403	InvalidUserOperatorPermission	The user permission does not support this operation.	The user is not authorized to perform this operation.
403	InvalidVswitchId	Specified conn vswitch id is not valid.
403	IncorrectMinorVersion	Current engine minor version does not support operations.	This operation is not supported for the current minor engine version.
403	OperationDenied.ZoneResource	There is no available zone for inventory.	There is no available zone for inventory.
403	NotInFlowController	Sorry,no permission.	Sorry,no permission.
403	InvalidKmsKey	Kms key is disabled.
403	InvalidInstanceLevel.Malformed	Current DB instance level does not support this operation.	The specified database instance type does not support this operation.
404	InvalidDBInstanceName.NotFound	The database instance does not exist.	The name of the RDS instance cannot be found. Check the name of the RDS instance.
404	InvalidDBInstance.NotFound	The specified instance does not exist or is not supported.	The RDS instance cannot be found. Check the ID or name of the RDS instance.
404	Request.NotFound	The requested resource is not available.	The requested resources are unavailable.
404	InvalidClusterKms	The current instance does not authorized to access the Key Management Service.	The instance does not have permissions to access Key Management Service (KMS).
404	HostInfo.NotFound	The specified host info is not found.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.