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# Restore a cloud VM backup

POST https://api.ibee.co.in/v1/compute/cloud-vms/{vm_id}/backups/actions/restore
Content-Type: application/json

Restores a backup recovery point by replacing a VM, creating a new VM, or restoring one volume. Requires scope: vm.write.

Reference: https://docs.ibee.co.in/docs/api-reference/cloud-vms/restore-cloud-vm-backup

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — IBEE platform API token. Production tokens start with `ibee_prod_key_`; development tokens start with `ibee_dev_key_`. Use a token only with its matching gateway environment.

## Servers

- `https://api.ibee.co.in/v1` (Production, default)
- `https://api.ibee.co.in/v1` (Development)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `vm_id` (string, required) — Virtual machine ID.

### Query parameters

- `workspace_id` (string, required) — The positive numeric workspace ID to scope this request to. Zero, negative, and non-numeric values are rejected.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a BackupRestoreRequest.

- `recovery_point_id` (string, required)
- `target_mode` (enum, optional, default: replace)
  - Allowed values: `replace`, `new_vm`, `volume_only`
- `target_vm_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_cpu` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `target_ram_mb` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `target_disk_gb` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `target_plan_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_plan_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_plan_code` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_plan_type` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_performance_category` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_plan_monthly_rate` (double, optional, nullable)
- `target_plan_hourly_rate` (double, optional, nullable)
- `target_bandwidth_tb` (BackupRestoreRequestTargetBandwidthTb, optional, nullable)
- `target_bandwidth_display` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_network_bandwidth` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_compute_node_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_gpu_type` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_gpu_model` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_gpu_count` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `target_gpu_memory_gb` (double, optional, nullable)
- `target_gpu_memory_display` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_site_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_site_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `selected_volume_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `requested_by` (string, optional, default: api)
- `auto_start` (boolean, optional, default: true)

## Response

### 200

Backup restore started successfully.

- `organization_id` (string, required)
- `workspace_id` (string, required)
- `restore_id` (string, required)
- `source_vm_id` (string, required)
- `target_mode` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `replace`, `new_vm`, `volume_only`
- `recovery_point_id` (string, required)
- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `queued`, `running`, `succeeded`, `failed`, `cancelled`
- `organization_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `workspace_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_vm_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `target_vm_name` (string, optional, nullable)
- `recovery_point_type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `backup`, `snapshot`
- `started_at` (datetime, optional, nullable)
- `completed_at` (datetime, optional, nullable)
- `error_message` (string, optional, nullable)
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request is invalid.

- `detail` (ErrorDetail, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

The API token is missing or invalid.

- `detail` (ErrorDetail, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

The token is not allowed to access the workspace or does not have the required scope.

- `detail` (ErrorDetail, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

The requested resource was not found.

- `detail` (ErrorDetail, optional)

### 409 Conflict Error

The request conflicts with the current resource state.

- `detail` (ErrorDetail, optional)

## Types

### BackupRestoreRequestTargetBandwidthTb

### ErrorDetail

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "recovery_point_id": "string"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "organization_id": "string",
  "workspace_id": "string",
  "restore_id": "string",
  "source_vm_id": "string",
  "target_mode": "replace",
  "recovery_point_id": "string",
  "status": "queued",
  "organization_name": "string",
  "workspace_name": "string",
  "target_vm_id": "string",
  "target_vm_name": "string",
  "recovery_point_type": "backup",
  "started_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "completed_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "error_message": "string",
  "metadata": {}
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.ibee.co.in/v1/compute/cloud-vms/vm_id/backups/actions/restore"

querystring = {"workspace_id":"710995"}

payload = { "recovery_point_id": "string" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.ibee.co.in/v1/compute/cloud-vms/vm_id/backups/actions/restore?workspace_id=710995';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"recovery_point_id":"string"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.ibee.co.in/v1/compute/cloud-vms/vm_id/backups/actions/restore?workspace_id=710995"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"recovery_point_id\": \"string\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.ibee.co.in/v1/compute/cloud-vms/vm_id/backups/actions/restore?workspace_id=710995")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"recovery_point_id\": \"string\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.ibee.co.in/v1/compute/cloud-vms/vm_id/backups/actions/restore?workspace_id=710995")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"recovery_point_id\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.ibee.co.in/v1/compute/cloud-vms/vm_id/backups/actions/restore?workspace_id=710995', [
  'body' => '{
  "recovery_point_id": "string"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.ibee.co.in/v1/compute/cloud-vms/vm_id/backups/actions/restore?workspace_id=710995");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"recovery_point_id\": \"string\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["recovery_point_id": "string"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.ibee.co.in/v1/compute/cloud-vms/vm_id/backups/actions/restore?workspace_id=710995")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```