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Pterodactyl (Deprecated)

⚠️ DEPRECATED: Use "Pterodactyl Client" for user-level operations or "Pterodactyl Application" for admin operations instead. This node will be removed in a future version.

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Backup → Create

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Summary

Create a new backup for a specified server on your Pterodactyl Panel, optionally naming the backup, excluding specified files, and optionally locking it to prevent accidental deletion.

Inputs

  • Authentication (required) — Select between user-level (Client API) or admin-level (Application API) API access for authentication.
  • Server Identifier (required) — Provide the alphanumeric identifier of the server (found in the server URL) to back up.
  • Backup Name — Optionally specify a name for the backup; if omitted, a name is auto-generated.
  • Ignored Files — Comma-separated list of file patterns to exclude from the backup (e.g., .log,cache/).
  • Lock Backup — Set to true to lock the backup and prevent it from being deleted unintentionally.

Output shape

a single JSON object representing the created backup's details

The operation returns the created backup details as a single JSON object. Errors will be thrown unless configured to continue on failure.

Examples

Example 1: Create a backup named 'daily-backup' excluding log files and lock it

Set Authentication to Client API, Server Identifier to target server ID, Backup Name to 'daily-backup', Ignored Files to '*.log', and Lock Backup to true.

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