Overview

Welcome to Volume Backup Service API Reference. Volume Backup Service (VBS) provides snapshot-based data protection for Elastic Volume Service (EVS) disks.

VBS secures your data, even if an EVS disk is faulty or encounters a logical error, for example, accidental deletion, hacker attacks, and virus infection. It allows you to back up your data, and use these data backups to restore data with ease.

You can use APIs provided in this document to perform operations on VBS, such as creating and deleting a backup and creating a policy. For details about all supported operations, see API Overview.

Before calling VBS APIs, ensure that you have fully understood relevant concepts. For details, see Service Overview.

Currently, VBS APIs are available only to existing users. If you are new users, useCBR and CBR APIs.