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Delete VPS Backup

Use the Delete VPS Backup API to delete the backup image of the VPS. This will delete the backup file from the backup directory which is specified in the backup plan. You can use the Backup VPS Details API to get the backup information of the VPS. The API response will contain "done" as "true" after the backup file is successfully deleted.

HTTP Request

https://hostname:4085/index.php?act=vpsrestore

Parameters

Name	Method	Value	Description	Required
act	GET	vpsrestore	The action will return the "delete_done" as "true" on success	Yes
delete	POST	text	The name of the backup file	Yes
dir	POST	text	The directory where the backup file is present	Yes
date	POST	Int	The date at which the backup was taken should be in the format YYYYMMDD	Yes
bid	POST	Int	The backup plan ID should be specified if the backup is done on a remote server	No

Sample Code

<?php

    require_once('/usr/local/virtualizor/sdk/admin.php');

    $key =  'your_api_key';
    $pass = 'your_api_pass';
    $ip = 'your_server_ip';

    $admin = new Virtualizor_Admin_API($ip, $key, $pass);

    $post = array();
    $post['delete'] = '79.img';
    $post['dir'] = '/tmp/api_backup';
    $post['date'] = 20180918;

    $output = $admin->deletevpsbackup($post);

    print_r(json_encode($output));
?>

Output

{
    "title": "Restore VPS Backups",
    "delete_done": true,
    "timenow": 1537296233,
    "time_taken": "0.285"
}

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