[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-05-30 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: backups.updateBackup\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Examples](#examples)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nUpdates the retention period and the description of the backup. You can use this API to update final backups only.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`PATCH https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/sql/v1beta4/{backup.name=projects/*/backups/*}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n### Query parameters\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body contains an instance of [Backup](/sql/docs/mysql/admin-api/rest/v1beta4/backups#Backup).\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [Operation](/sql/docs/mysql/admin-api/rest/v1beta4/operations#Operation).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/sqlservice.admin`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authentication Overview](/docs/authentication#authorization-gcp)."]]
