List backups

GET /api/v1/servers/{vmid}/backups

operationIdgetBackups

Required level: Read only
Rate limit: read, 3,600 calls per hour

Available backups, newest first. They are stored on a dedicated server, chosen according to the VPS datacenter: they can be listed even if the VPS hypervisor does not respond.

size is in bytes. A backup appears only once its transfer is complete; a backup in progress is a task, to be tracked with GET /tasks.

restore_key is the token to put as is in the path of POST /servers/{vmid}/backups/{date}/restore (format YYYY-MM-DD_HH:MM:SS). Do not use created_at, which is in ISO 8601.

Path parameters

vmid string required: Identifier of the VPS. It must belong to the account and be within the key's scope.

pattern ^\d+$ Example: 116807

Responses

200

VPS backups

{
  "data": [
    {
      "created_at": "2026-08-18T05:09:00+02:00",
      "restore_key": "2026-08-18_05:09:00",
      "size": 1419404902400,
      "vmid": "116807"
    },
    {
      "created_at": "2026-08-17T05:18:00+02:00",
      "restore_key": "2026-08-17_05:18:00",
      "size": 1414192680960,
      "vmid": "116807"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 2,
    "total": 2,
    "total_pages": 1
  }
}

Response fields 10

data object[]

required
created_at string (date-time)
restore_key string

Token to pass as is in the restore path

Example: 2026-08-18_05:09:00
size integer (int64)

Size, in bytes
vmid string
meta object

Pagination. Non-paginated lists return everything and meta reflects the number returned.

PaginationMeta

required
page integer (int64)

Page returned

Example: 1
per_page integer (int64)

Page size

Example: 25
total integer (int64)

Total number of items

Example: 887
total_pages integer (int64)

Total number of pages

Example: 36

401

Authentication refused: invalid_token — Authorization header missing or malformed, or unknown key; access_disabled — API access turned off for this account, or API service temporarily turned off by LWS.

Authorization header missing or malformed, or unknown key

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/invalid-token",
  "title": "Authentification invalide",
  "status": 401,
  "code": "invalid_token",
  "detail": "Clé inconnue ou révoquée.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

API access turned off for this account, or API service temporarily turned off by LWS

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/access-disabled",
  "title": "Accès API désactivé",
  "status": 401,
  "code": "access_disabled",
  "detail": "L'accès API est désactivé pour ce compte. Réactivez-le depuis la page « API / MCP » du panel.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

403

Access denied: ip_not_allowed — calling address not authorized.

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/ip-not-allowed",
  "title": "Adresse non autorisée",
  "status": 403,
  "code": "ip_not_allowed",
  "detail": "L'adresse 203.0.113.10 ne figure pas parmi les adresses autorisées de ce compte.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

404

Resource not found: vm_not_found — VPS does not exist or is outside the key's scope.

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found",
  "title": "VPS introuvable",
  "status": 404,
  "code": "vm_not_found",
  "detail": "Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

429

Rate limit exceeded: rate_limited — hourly limit of the family exhausted.

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/rate-limited",
  "title": "Quota dépassé",
  "status": 429,
  "code": "rate_limited",
  "detail": "Quota dépassé pour les opérations de type « read » : 3600 appels par heure. Réessayez dans 37 seconde(s).",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18",
  "family": "read",
  "limit": 3600,
  "retry_after": 37
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

502

Dependency unreachable: upstream_unavailable — backup server or inventory unreachable.

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/upstream-unavailable",
  "title": "Service momentanément indisponible",
  "status": 502,
  "code": "upstream_unavailable",
  "detail": "Le serveur de sauvegarde n'a pas répondu. Réessayez dans quelques instants.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

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