Performing a data backup

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About this task

You can configure a backup limit. For more information, see Setting backup limit.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have the API Administrator privilege.

To take backup

  1. Expand the menu options and select Administration.
  2. Click Backup and restore from the left pane.
  3. Select Backup.
  4. Select the Modules that you want to be included in the backup.
    Available options are
    • Collaboration. Collaboration groups, posts and discussions-related data, and comments or posts related to APIs.
    • Core. Includes the metadata information of APIs and packages, access tokens of APIs, Applications, Communities, Providers, Custom assets, and asset types.
    • Theme. Includes the UI customization templates.
    • User. Includes details of users, user groups, and user privileges.
    • Analytics. Includes Page views, User registrations, API lifecycle events, runtime analytics data for APIs, analytics metrics, and analytics events.
  5. Click Backup.
  6. Click Save.

    The backup data, in compressed folder format, is saved to the default downloads location of your browser.

    Note: Ensure that your browser setting allows pop-ups.

Next steps

  • To view the list of assets saved in the backup, open the core-result.pdf file from the Core folder inside the backup folder.