[SOLVED] Proxmox API for restore of a container backup-archive

[Daniel Lauck]

Hi.

I´m currently using the Promox´s API to restore VM backups, and works very well. Now I´m searching what´s the API route to perform a container restore, but could´t find any.
I´m able to restore a container backup using "pct restore", but my goal is to use API REST requests to automatize all the process.

Do anyone know what´s the API route the perform such task?
Proxmox version: 7.4-3

Best Regards.

 

[bbgeek17]

One can always use "Developer Tools" to analyze what API call is made by PVE GUI. For example, looking at LXC restore performed from UI, we can can see this POST request:
Request URL:
https://pve7demo1.localnet:8006/api2/extjs/nodes/pve7demo2/lxc
Request Method:
POST

Further looking at payload:
vmid: 102
force: 1
storage: bb-iscsi
ostemplate: local%3Abackup%2Fvzdump-lxc-102-2023_09_28-17_56_01.tar.zst
restore: 1

The API reference is here: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/api-viewer/#/nodes/{node}/lxc
Hope this helps

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[Daniel Lauck]

Nice trick, I will do this.

Thanks!

 

[Daniel Lauck]

Just a quick feedback.
This API route works perfect!

Thanks a lot.