Database
- Indexes
- Namespaces
- Vectors
- Search
- Imports
- Backups
- POSTCreate a backup of an index
- GETList backups for all indexes in a project
- GETList backups for an index
- GETDescribe a backup
- DELDelete a backup
- POSTCreate an index from a backup
- GETList restore jobs
- GETDescribe a restore job
- GETList collections
- POSTCreate a collection
- GETDescribe a collection
- DELDelete a collection
- POST
Inference
- Embed
- Rerank
- Models
Admin
- API keys
- Projects
- Service accounts
Architecture
Backups
Describe a backup
Get a description of a backup.
GET
/
backups
/
{backup_id}
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PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
BACKUP_ID="8c85e612-ed1c-4f97-9f8c-8194e07bcf71"
curl -X GET "https://api.pinecone.io/backups/$BACKUP_ID" \
-H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10" \
-H "accept: application/json"
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{
"backup_id":"8c85e612-ed1c-4f97-9f8c-8194e07bcf71",
"source_index_id":"f73b36c9-faf5-4a2c-b1d6-4013d8b1cc74",
"source_index_name":"docs-example",
"tags":{},
"name":"example-backup",
"description":"Monthly backup of production index",
"status":"Ready",
"cloud":"aws",
"region":"us-east-1",
"dimension":1024,
"record_count":98,
"namespace_count":3,
"size_bytes":1069169,
"created_at":"2025-03-11T18:29:50.549505Z"
}
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PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
BACKUP_ID="8c85e612-ed1c-4f97-9f8c-8194e07bcf71"
curl -X GET "https://api.pinecone.io/backups/$BACKUP_ID" \
-H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10" \
-H "accept: application/json"
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{
"backup_id":"8c85e612-ed1c-4f97-9f8c-8194e07bcf71",
"source_index_id":"f73b36c9-faf5-4a2c-b1d6-4013d8b1cc74",
"source_index_name":"docs-example",
"tags":{},
"name":"example-backup",
"description":"Monthly backup of production index",
"status":"Ready",
"cloud":"aws",
"region":"us-east-1",
"dimension":1024,
"record_count":98,
"namespace_count":3,
"size_bytes":1069169,
"created_at":"2025-03-11T18:29:50.549505Z"
}
Authorizations
Path Parameters
The ID of the backup to describe.
Response
200
application/json
Configuration information and deployment status of the backup.
The BackupModel describes the configuration and status of a Pinecone backup.
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PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
BACKUP_ID="8c85e612-ed1c-4f97-9f8c-8194e07bcf71"
curl -X GET "https://api.pinecone.io/backups/$BACKUP_ID" \
-H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10" \
-H "accept: application/json"
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{
"backup_id":"8c85e612-ed1c-4f97-9f8c-8194e07bcf71",
"source_index_id":"f73b36c9-faf5-4a2c-b1d6-4013d8b1cc74",
"source_index_name":"docs-example",
"tags":{},
"name":"example-backup",
"description":"Monthly backup of production index",
"status":"Ready",
"cloud":"aws",
"region":"us-east-1",
"dimension":1024,
"record_count":98,
"namespace_count":3,
"size_bytes":1069169,
"created_at":"2025-03-11T18:29:50.549505Z"
}
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