Creates a backup for a Cloud SQL instance. This API can be used only to create on-demand backups.
HTTP request
POST https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/v1/{parent=projects/*}/backups
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
parent
|
Required. The parent resource where this backup is created. Format: projects/{project} |
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Backup
.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Operation
.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/sqlservice.admin
For more information, see the Authentication Overview .

