Restore backup

Restore a backup for a specified virtual machine.

Restore backup

post

Restore a backup for a specified virtual machine.

The system will then initiate the restore process, which may take some time depending on the size of the backup.

All data on the virtual machine will be overwritten with the data from the backup.

Use this endpoint to recover VPS data from backup points.

Authorizations

AuthorizationstringRequired

API Token authentication

Path parameters

virtualMachineIdintegerRequired

Virtual Machine ID

Example: 1268054

backupIdintegerRequired

Backup ID

Example: 8676502

Responses

200

Success response

application/json

idintegerOptional

Action ID

Example: 8123712

namestringOptional

Action name

Example: action_name

statestring · enumOptional

Action state

Example: successPossible values:

created_atstring · date-timeOptionalExample: 2025-02-27T11:54:00Z

updated_atstring · date-timeOptionalExample: 2025-02-27T11:58:00Z

401

Unauthenticated response

application/json

500

Error response

application/json

post/api/vps/v1/virtual-machines/{virtualMachineId}/backups/{backupId}/restore

POST /api/vps/v1/virtual-machines/{virtualMachineId}/backups/{backupId}/restore HTTP/1.1
Host: developers.hostinger.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

{
  "id": 8123712,
  "name": "action_name",
  "state": "success",
  "created_at": "2025-02-27T11:54:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-02-27T11:58:00Z"
}