AWS Backup

2024/03/15 - 1 updated api methods

Changes   This release introduces a boolean attribute ManagedByAWSBackupOnly as part of ListRecoveryPointsByResource api to filter the recovery points based on ownership. This attribute can be used to filter out the recovery points protected by AWSBackup.

2023/12/06 - 3 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Backup - Features: Add VaultType to the output of DescribeRecoveryPoint, ListRecoveryPointByBackupVault API and add ResourceType to the input of ListRestoreJobs API

2023/11/27 - 14 new 18 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Backup now supports restore testing, a new feature that allows customers to automate restore testing and validating their backups. Additionally, this release adds support for EBS Snapshots Archive tier.

2023/11/14 - 3 new 4 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Backup - Features: Provide Job Summary for your backup activity.

2023/08/28 - 5 updated api methods

Changes   Add support for customizing time zone for backup window in backup plan rules.

2023/08/08 - 2 new 5 updated api methods

Changes   This release introduces a new logically air-gapped vault (Preview) in AWS Backup that stores immutable backup copies, which are locked by default and isolated with encryption using AWS owned keys. Logically air-gapped vault (Preview) allows secure recovery of application data across accounts.

2023/05/22 - 1 updated api methods

Changes   Added support for tags on restore.

2023/05/19 - 1 updated api methods

Changes   Add ResourceArn, ResourceType, and BackupVaultName to ListRecoveryPointsByLegalHold API response.

2023/02/08 - 9 updated api methods

Changes   This release added one attribute (resource name) in the output model of our 9 existing APIs in AWS backup so that customers will see the resource name at the output. No input required from Customers.

2022/11/28 - 6 new 13 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Backup introduces support for legal hold and application stack backups. AWS Backup Audit Manager introduces support for cross-Region, cross-account reports.

2022/05/04 - 3 updated api methods

Changes   Adds support to 2 new filters about job complete time for 3 list jobs APIs in AWS Backup

2022/02/17 - 2 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Backup add new S3_BACKUP_OBJECT_FAILED and S3_RESTORE_OBJECT_FAILED event types in BackupVaultNotifications events list.

2021/11/23 - 2 updated api methods

Changes   This release adds new opt-in settings for advanced features for DynamoDB backups

2021/11/10 - 2 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Backup SDK provides new options when scheduling backups: select supported services and resources that are assigned to a particular tag, linked to a combination of tags, or can be identified by a partial tag value, and exclude resources from their assignments.

2021/10/07 - 2 new 2 updated api methods

Changes   Launch of AWS Backup Vault Lock, which protects your backups from malicious and accidental actions, works with existing backup policies, and helps you meet compliance requirements.

2021/10/05 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Backup Audit Manager framework report.

2021/08/23 - 13 new 3 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Backup - Features: Evaluate your backup activity and generate audit reports.

2021/03/10 - 1 new 5 updated api methods

Changes   Added support for enabling continuous backups.

2020/11/18 - 2 new 2 updated api methods

Changes   AWS Backup now supports cross-account backup, enabling AWS customers to securely copy their backups across their AWS accounts within their AWS organizations.

2020/09/23 - 10 updated api methods

Changes   This release allows customers to enable or disable advanced backup settings in backup plan. As part of this feature AWS Backup added support for Windows VSS backup option for EC2 resources.

2020/06/24 - 6 updated api methods

Changes   Customers can now manage and monitor their backups in a policied manner across their AWS accounts, via an integration between AWS Backup and AWS Organizations

2020/05/20 - 2 new api methods

Changes   This release allows customers to enable or disable AWS Backup support for an AWS resource type. This release also includes new APIs, update-region-settings and describe-region-settings, which can be used to opt in to a specific resource type. For all current AWS Backup customers, the default settings enable support for EBS, EC2, StorageGateway, EFS, DDB and RDS resource types.

2020/01/13 - 3 new 7 updated api methods

Changes   Cross-region backup is a new AWS Backup feature that allows enterprises to copy backups across multiple AWS services to different regions.

2019/01/16 - 43 new api methods

Changes   AWS Backup is a unified backup service designed to protect AWS services and their associated data. AWS Backup simplifies the creation, migration, restoration, and deletion of backups, while also providing reporting and auditing