---
title: "Get backup status REST API | HitKeep"
description: "Reference for the HitKeep REST API operation Get backup status, including request parameters, responses, and authentication notes."
canonical: "https://hitkeep.com/api/operations/apiadminsystembackups/"
---

# Get backup status REST API

GET

/api/admin/system/backups

FetchcURL

```
const url = 'http://127.0.0.1:25737/api/admin/system/backups';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {cookie: 'hk_token=<hk_token>'}};

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

```
curl --request GET \
  --url http://127.0.0.1:25737/api/admin/system/backups \
  --cookie hk_token=<hk_token>
```

-

Returns automatic backup configuration and recent backup status.

## Authorizations

- **[cookieAuth](https://hitkeep.com/api/#cookieauth)**

## Responses

### 200

System backup status

application/json

object

**config_path**

string

**enabled**

boolean

**interval_min**

integer

**last_backup**

string format: date-time

**last_error**

string

**last_failed_at**

string format: date-time

**next_backup**

string format: date-time

**recent_failures**

integer

**retention**

integer

##### Examplegenerated

```
{
  "config_path": "example",
  "enabled": true,
  "interval_min": 1,
  "last_backup": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
  "last_error": "example",
  "last_failed_at": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
  "next_backup": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
  "recent_failures": 1,
  "retention": 1
}
```

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