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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 → Restore

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Summary

Restore a backup to a specified Pterodactyl server, optionally deleting existing server files before restoration.

Inputs

  • Authentication — Selects the type of API authentication to use: 'Client API' for user-level access or 'Application API' for admin-level access.
  • Server Identifier (required) — The alphanumeric identifier of the server to restore the backup to, obtained from the server URL in the Pterodactyl Panel.
  • Backup ID (required) — The UUID of the backup to restore.
  • Truncate Files — Whether to delete existing server files before restoring the backup; defaults to false.

Output shape

a single JSON object representing the API response to the restore action

Returns the direct result from the Pterodactyl API backup restore endpoint; error details appear within the JSON if the operation fails.

Examples

Example 1: Restore backup with client API

Authentication: Client API, Server Identifier: 'abc12def', Backup ID: 'backup-uuid-1234', Truncate Files: false

Example 2: Restore backup with application API and truncate existing files

Authentication: Application API, Server Identifier: 'abc12def', Backup ID: 'backup-uuid-5678', Truncate Files: true

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