---
title: "List Supported Droplet Backup Policies"
method: GET
path: "/v2/droplets/backups/supported_policies"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Droplets"]
---

# List Supported Droplet Backup Policies

`GET /v2/droplets/backups/supported_policies`

To retrieve a list of all supported Droplet backup policies, send a GET
request to `/v2/droplets/backups/supported_policies`.

## Response `200`

A JSON object with an `supported_policies` key set to an array of objects describing each supported backup policy.

- object
  - `supported_policies` SupportedDropletBackupPolicy[]
    - `name` string — The name of the Droplet backup plan.
    - `possible_window_starts` integer[] — An array of integers representing the hours of the day that a backup can start.
    - `window_length_hours` integer — The number of hours that a backup window is open.
    - `retention_period_days` integer — The number of days that a backup will be kept.
    - `possible_days` string[] — The day of the week the backup will occur.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `404` — The resource was not found.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

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