Backups

Manage database and filesystem backups for your cloud environments.

Backup types

The CLI supports two backup types:

• database — backs up your database (default)
• filesystem — backs up persistent storage volumes

All backup commands default to database type. Use --type filesystem to work with filesystem backups.

List backups

qc backup list

Flag	Description
--type <type>	Backup type: database or filesystem (default: database)
--json	Output as JSON
--org <org>	Override organization
--app <app>	Override application
--env <env>	Override environment
--platform <platform>	Override active platform

Examples

# List database backups
qc backup list

# List filesystem backups
qc backup list --type filesystem

# Output as JSON for scripting
qc backup list --json

Create a backup

qc backup create

If run without flags, the CLI prompts you to select the backup type and enter a description.

Flag	Description
--type <type>	Backup type: database or filesystem (default: database)
--description <text>	Description for the backup
--org <org>	Override organization
--app <app>	Override application
--env <env>	Override environment
--platform <platform>	Override active platform

Examples

# Interactive: prompts for type and description
qc backup create

# Non-interactive
qc backup create --type database --description "Pre-deployment backup"

# Filesystem backup
qc backup create --type filesystem --description "Before storage migration"

Download a backup

qc backup download [backupId]

If no backup ID is provided, the CLI shows a list of completed backups to choose from.

Flag	Description
--type <type>	Backup type: database or filesystem (default: database)
--output <path>	Output directory (default: ./downloads)
--org <org>	Override organization
--app <app>	Override application
--env <env>	Override environment
--platform <platform>	Override active platform

Examples

# Interactive: select from available backups
qc backup download

# Download a specific backup by ID
qc backup download bk-abc123

# Download to a custom directory
qc backup download --output ./my-backups

Delete a backup

qc backup delete

Presents a list of backups to select from, then asks for confirmation before deleting.

Flag	Description
--type <type>	Backup type: database or filesystem (default: database)
--org <org>	Override organization
--app <app>	Override application
--env <env>	Override environment
--platform <platform>	Override active platform

Caution

Backup deletion is permanent and cannot be undone.

See also

• qc backup — full command reference for all backup subcommands.
• qc env — manage the environments backups belong to.