> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-docs.sevalla.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. > ## Agent Instructions > This is the Sevalla REST API reference. Base URL: https://api.sevalla.com/v3. Authenticate with an API key in the Authorization header as a Bearer token. > The OpenAPI spec is at https://api.sevalla.com/v3/openapi.json. Concepts and dashboard guides are at https://docs.sevalla.com (index: https://docs.sevalla.com/llms.txt). > To act on a Sevalla account from an AI agent, prefer the Sevalla MCP server (https://mcp.sevalla.com/mcp, see https://docs.sevalla.com/ai-agents/overview.md) or the Sevalla CLI (https://api-docs.sevalla.com/v3/cli.md). # List external database backups > Retrieve the external backups of a database across all of its backup targets. External backups are dump files stored in the backup target buckets; the bucket content is the source of truth, so this endpoint lists the buckets live. Databases without backup targets return an empty list. A target whose bucket cannot be listed, for example because its credentials were revoked, is skipped. Databases that do not support external backups return a 400. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.sevalla.com/v3/openapi.json get /databases/{id}/external-backups openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Sevalla API docs version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.sevalla.com/v3 security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /databases/{id}/external-backups: get: tags: - Databases summary: List external database backups description: >- Retrieve the external backups of a database across all of its backup targets. External backups are dump files stored in the backup target buckets; the bucket content is the source of truth, so this endpoint lists the buckets live. Databases without backup targets return an empty list. A target whose bucket cannot be listed, for example because its credentials were revoked, is skipped. Databases that do not support external backups return a 400. operationId: listDatabaseExternalBackupsV3 parameters: - schema: type: string enum: - automatic - manual in: query name: type required: false description: >- Filter backups by type. `automatic` matches scheduled backups, `manual` matches user-created backups. When omitted, both are returned. - schema: example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ in: path name: id required: true description: Database identifier responses: '200': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: array items: type: object properties: id: type: string description: >- External backup identifier, the dump file name in the backup target bucket example: 20250115-013000_manual_pg17_my-backup.sql.gz display_name: type: string description: >- Human-readable name for the backup. Manual backups use the name given at creation, automatic backups use the backup target name. example: My Manual Backup type: type: string enum: - automatic - manual description: >- Backup type. `automatic` - created by the backup target schedule, pruned after the target retention days. `manual` - user-created, pruned after the target manual retention days. example: manual format: type: string enum: - sql_dump - rdb_dump description: >- Backup file format. `sql_dump` - gzip-compressed SQL dump (postgresql, mysql, mariadb). `rdb_dump` - gzip-compressed RDB file (redis, valkey). example: sql_dump size_bytes: type: number description: Size of the backup file in bytes example: 4830 engine_version: type: string description: Version of the database engine the backup was taken from example: '17' target_id: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ description: Identifier of the backup target holding this backup example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 created_at: type: string format: date-time pattern: >- ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$ description: >- Timestamp when the backup was created, in ISO 8601 format example: '2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z' expires_at: anyOf: - type: string format: date-time pattern: >- ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$ - type: 'null' description: >- Timestamp when the backup expires and gets pruned from the bucket, in ISO 8601 format. Null when the backup is kept forever, which happens for manual backups on a target with manual retention set to 0. example: '2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z' required: - id - display_name - type - format - size_bytes - engine_version - target_id - created_at - expires_at additionalProperties: false '400': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Bad request status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 400 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '401': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Unauthorized status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 401 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '403': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: >- This API key is missing the : permission. Grant it to the key or use a key that has it. status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 403 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '404': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Not found status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 404 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '500': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Internal Server Error status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 500 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false components: securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- API key authentication. Pass your API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.