---
title: "Trigger on-demand backup"
method: POST
path: "/backup-and-dr/policies/{policy_id}/trigger"
---

# Trigger on-demand backup

`POST /backup-and-dr/policies/{policy_id}/trigger`

## Path parameters

- `policy_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `reason` string
  - `notify` boolean

## Response `202`

Backup initiated

- object
  - `snapshot_id` string, uuid
  - `job_id` string, uuid
  - `status` string

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/firefly/apis/backup-dr-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/firefly/apis/backup-dr-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/firefly/backup-dr-api/revisions/ff4cd0352ad5/schema)