Back up an index
This page describes how to create a static copy of a serverless index, also known as a backup.
Serverless index backups are in public preview and available only on Standard and Enterprise plans.
Create a backup
You can create a backup from a serverless index as follows.
The example returns a response like the following:
You can create a backup using the Pinecone console.
Describe a backup
You can view the details of a backup as follows.
The example returns a response like the following:
You can view backup details using the Pinecone console.
List backups for an index
You can list backups for a specific index as follows.
Up to 100 backups are returned at a time by default, in sorted order (bitwise “C” collation). If the limit
parameter is set, up to that number of backups are returned instead. Whenever there are additional backups to return, the response also includes a pagination_token
that you can use to get the next batch of backups. When the response does not include a pagination_token
, there are no more backups to return.
The example returns a response like the following:
List backups in a project
You can list backups for all indexes in a project as follows.
Up to 100 backups are returned at a time by default, in sorted order (bitwise “C” collation). If the limit
parameter is set, up to that number of backups are returned instead. Whenever there are additional backups to return, the response also includes a pagination_token
that you can use to get the next batch of backups. When the response does not include a pagination_token
, there are no more backups to return.
The example returns a response like the following:
You can view all backups in a project using the Pinecone console.
Delete a backup
You can delete a backup as follows.
You can delete a backup using the Pinecone console.