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Restore a backup

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Published Oct 17, 2025

Restores a Linode's backup to the specified Linode.

Script linode Verified

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Bun
Verified 235 days ago
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//native
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type Linode = {
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  token: string;
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};
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/**
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 * Restore a backup
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 * Restores a Linode's backup to the specified Linode.
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 */
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export async function main(
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  auth: Linode,
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  apiVersion: "v4" | "v4beta",
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  linodeId: string,
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  backupId: string,
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  body: { linode_id: number; overwrite?: false | true },
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) {
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  const url = new URL(
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    `https://api.linode.com/${apiVersion}/linode/instances/${linodeId}/backups/${backupId}/restore`,
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  );
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "POST",
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    headers: {
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      "Content-Type": "application/json",
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      Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.token,
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    },
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    body: JSON.stringify(body),
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  return await response.json();
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}
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