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PlanetScale CLI commands: backup

Use the PlanetScale CLI “backup” command to create, list, show, and delete branch backups from your terminal.

Getting Started

Make sure to first set up your PlanetScale developer environment. Once you've installed the pscale CLI, you can interact with PlanetScale and manage your databases straight from the command line.

The backup command

This command allows you to create, list, show, and delete branch backups.

Usage:

Terminal
pscale backup <SUB-COMMAND> <FLAG>

Available sub-commands

Sub-commandDescription
create <DATABASE_NAME> <BRANCH_NAME>Backup a branch's data and schema
delete <DATABASE_NAME> <BRANCH_NAME> <BACKUP_ID>Delete a branch backup
list <DATABASE_NAME> <BRANCH_NAME>List all backups of a branch
restore <DATABASE_NAME> <BRANCH_NAME> <BACKUP_ID>Restore a backup to a new branch
show <DATABASE_NAME> <BRANCH_NAME> <BACKUP_ID>Show a specific backup of a branch

Available flags

FlagDescription
-h, --helpView help for backup command
--org <ORGANIZATION_NAME>The organization for the current user

Global flags

CommandDescription
--api-token <TOKEN>The API token to use for authenticating against the PlanetScale API.
--api-url <URL>The base URL for the PlanetScale API. Default is https://api.planetscale.com/.
--config <CONFIG_FILE>Config file. Default is $HOME/.config/planetscale/pscale.yml.
--debugEnable debug mode.
-f, --format <FORMAT>Show output in a specific format. Possible values: human (default), json, csv.
--no-colorDisable color output.
--service-token <TOKEN>The service token for authenticating.
--service-token-id <TOKEN_ID>The service token ID for authenticating.

Examples

The list sub-command with --org flag

Command:

Terminal
pscale backup list <DATABASE_NAME> <BRANCH_NAME> --org <ORGANIZATION_NAME>

Output:

ID NAME STATE SIZE CREATED AT UPDATED AT STARTED AT EXPIRES AT COMPLETED AT
-------------- --------------------- --------- ------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------------- --------------
xxxxxxxx 2022.02.11 16:01:03 success 24.1M 3 hours ago 3 hours ago 3 hours ago 1 day from now 3 hours ago
xxxxxxxx 2022.02.10 16:01:03 success 23.2M 1 day ago 1 day ago 1 day ago 20 hours from now 1 day ago

The show sub-command

Command:

Terminal
pscale backup list <DATABASE_NAME> <BRANCH_NAME> <BACKUP_ID>

You can find the <BACKUP_ID> by running the pscale backup list <DATABASE_NAME> <BRANCH_NAME> command.

Output:

ID NAME STATE SIZE CREATED AT UPDATED AT STARTED AT EXPIRES AT COMPLETED AT
-------------- --------------------- --------- ------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------------- --------------
xxxxxxxx 2022.02.11 16:01:03 success 24.1M 3 hours ago 3 hours ago 3 hours ago 1 day from now 3 hours ago

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