Backup and restore (/recovery/)

URL: https://[server_name]/api/v1/recovery/

This endpoint is used to backup FAC configuration and restore from a configuration file.

Supported fields

Field	Display name	Type	Required	Other restrictions
file	Backup config file to restore from	String	Yes
key	encryption/decryption key	String	No

Allowed methods

HTTP method	Resource URI	Action
GET	/api/v1/recovery/	Download config backup file.
POST	/api/v1/recovery/	Restore from a config backup file.

Example

JSON query

• Backup

  curl -k -X GET https://[FAC_IP]/api/v1/recovery/

  -H 'Content-Type:application/json'

  -u "admin:[hash]"

  --output backup.conf

  -d '{"key":"XXXXXX"}'

JSON query

• Restore

  curl -k -X POST https://[FAC_IP]/api/v1/recovery/

  -H 'content-type: multipart/form-data'

  -u "admin:[hash]"

  -F 'file=@backup.conf'

  -F 'key=decryption_key'

Response

< System configuration restore process has been started. FortiAuthenticator will be restarted to apply the new configuration