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GET
/
sites
/
{siteId}
/
backups
/
{filename}
Retrieve a Specific Backup
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.altostrat.io/sites/{siteId}/backups/{filename} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "filename": "1732567800.rsc",
  "size": "12.3KB",
  "date": "29/10/2025",
  "time": "12:50:00",
  "created_at": "2025-10-29T12:50:00.000000Z",
  "content": "/ip address\nadd address=192.168.88.1/24 interface=bridge network=192.168.88.0\n..."
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

A bearer token is required for all API requests. Obtain a token via the Altostrat Authentication API.

Headers

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X-View
boolean

Set to true to receive the backup content as raw plain text (text/plain).

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X-Highlight
boolean

Set to true to receive the backup content with syntax highlighting as an HTML fragment (text/html).

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X-Download
boolean

Set to true to trigger a file download with appropriate Content-Disposition headers (application/octet-stream).

Path Parameters

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siteId
string<uuid>
required

The unique identifier for the site.

Example:

"a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef"

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filename
string
required

The filename of the backup, typically a UNIX timestamp with an .rsc extension.

Example:

"1732567800.rsc"

Response

The requested backup file content, formatted based on request headers.

The full content and metadata of a specific backup file.

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filename
string

The unique filename of the backup file.

Example:

"1732567800.rsc"

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size
string

The human-readable size of the backup file.

Example:

"12.3KB"

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date
string

The date the backup was created, formatted according to the user's preferences.

Example:

"29/10/2025"

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time
string

The time the backup was created, formatted according to the user's preferences and timezone.

Example:

"12:50:00"

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created_at
string<date-time>

The full ISO 8601 timestamp of when the backup was created.

Example:

"2025-10-29T12:50:00.000000Z"

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content
string

The full text content of the RouterOS configuration script.

Example:

"/ip address\nadd address=192.168.88.1/24 interface=bridge network=192.168.88.0\n..."