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# Create backup

> Take a database backup



## OpenAPI

````yaml /renderflow/api-reference/openapi.json post /database/backups
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: RenderFlow API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: Render farm management.
servers:
  - url: http://localhost:44442/api/v1
    description: The service on this machine. Answers without a credential
  - url: http://your-server:44442/api/v1
    description: A farm's server. Needs an API key
  - url: https://your-server:44445/api/v1
    description: A farm's server set up with TLS. Needs an API key
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /database/backups:
    post:
      tags:
        - Database
      summary: Create backup
      description: Take a database backup
      operationId: createDatabaseBackup
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The backup that was written
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - name
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid credentials
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '403':
          description: Not permitted for this credential
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '500':
          description: Unhandled server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
components:
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        tag:
          type: string
          description: The catalog entry this failure is, when it is one
        title:
          type: string
          description: The catalog entry's title
        detail:
          type: string
          description: What happened this time, and what to do
        issues:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              path:
                type: array
                items:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: number
              message:
                type: string
            required:
              - path
              - message
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: An API key from Settings, API Keys. A caller on this machine needs none.

````

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