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Backup

Updated on 15 September, 2025

Manages instance backup operations including creation, listing, retrieval, and deletion of server backups on Vultrs platform.

The vultr-cli instance backup command manages server backups on Vultr's platform, allowing users to create, list, get details about, and delete instance backups.

Usage

console 
$ vultr-cli instance backup

Available Commands

  • create - Create a backup schedule for an instance
  • get - Get the backup schedule for an instance
Create
Creates a backup of a specified Vultr instance to preserve its current state for disaster recovery or migration purposes.
Get
Retrieves detailed information about a specific Vultr instance backup, including its properties and metadata.