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Viewing backups

Cache for Redis supports automatic or manual backup generation. You can view the generated backup information (such as backup name, size, backup start and end time, etc.) on the Redis console. This article describes how to view Redis backups.

Prerequisites

The instance type is the Primary-secondary instance. Single-node instances do not support backup and restore functionality. For details about the feature differences between the two instance types, refer to Feature differences.

Backup scenario

Cache for Redis generates backups manually or automatically in the following scenarios:

Generate backups based on the instance's automatic backup policy. Automatic backup policy settings method, refer to Setting automatic backup.

Generating a backup is triggered by the manual backup function. For specific procedures, refer to Manual backup.

When an instance is deleted or unsubscribed, the trigger system creates a final backup for that instance by default. For specific procedures, refer to Deleting pay-as-you-go instance and Unsubscribing from yearly or monthly subscription instance.

When the system forcibly deletes an expired instance, the trigger system creates a final backup for that instance by default. For more information about expired instances, refer to Expiration.

Backup status

The following table summarizes all the possible status details of a Cache for Redis backup for your reference.

Backup status	Triggering operation	Description or impact
Creating	Create backups.	The backup is being created and no actions can be taken on the backup at this time.
Available	Backup successfully created.	You can save the backup download locally for management, or restore data through backup. For specific procedures, refer to Downloading backup files and Recovery from backup set.
Unavailable	This status occurs when backup create fails or otherwise makes the backup unavailable.	It is recommended that you rebuild the backup through the manual backup function. For specific procedure, refer to Manual backup. tip If a new backup cannot be generated or is not available, please submit a ticket to contact technical support.
Deleting	Delete backups.	Backups that exceed the retention period (7 days) are automatically deleted and all resources associated with the backup are reclaimed.

Precautions

All Redis backups have a fixed retention time of 7 days and cannot be modified.

Backups will be automatically deleted after expiration and cannot be recovered. It is recommended to download the backup locally in time before the end of the backup retention period, or perform data recovery through backup. For specific procedures, refer to Downloading backup files and Recovery.

View basic backups

You can find the backup to view according to your business scenario.

View basic backups in single instance

View basic backups in specified region or project

In the upper-left corner of the top menu bar, select the project and region to which the instance belongs.

On the Instances page, click the target instance name.

On the instance details page, click the Backups tab.

On the Backups tab, under the Basic backups sub-tab, you can perform the following actions.

Classification of actions	Description
Viewing backups	View backup details in the current instance, including backup name/ID, backup status, backup progress, backup size, backup type, backup start and end times, etc.
Filter backups	You can filter out backups that meet the specified criteria by: In the upper right corner of the list, first filter the backups in the list based on start and end times. In the backup list, filter again according to the backup status field.
Manage backups	You can also download or restore actions from a backup of the list. For specific procedures, refer to: Downloading backup files Recovery from backup set Recovery by point in time

In the upper left corner of the top menu bar, select the project and region to which the backup belongs.

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The region and project to which the basic backup belongs in the instance are the same as the region and project to which the backup belongs at the point in time when the backup was generated. E.g., when the backup is generated, the region where the instance is located is Beijing, and the project to which it belongs is the default, then the region where the backup is located is also Beijing, and the project to which it belongs is also the default.

In the left navigation bar, select NoSQL Database > Redis > Backups.

On the Backups tab, under the Basic backups tab, you can perform the following actions.

Classification of actions	Description
Viewing backups	You can view backup details in the backup list, including: Backup name/ID, backup status, backup size, backup progress, backup method, backup start and end time, and backup retention period. The instance name/ID, instance status, database version, and project to which the backup belongs.
Filter backups	Supported filters or fields You can filter backups that meet the specified criteria by the following steps: In the upper right corner of the list, first filter by backup start and end time, backup name, instance name, or instance ID. The backup name, instance name, and instance ID all support fuzzy filtering. In the backup list, filter again by Backup status, Backup method, and Instance status fields. Example You can filter out all available backups of deleted instances which created between 2024-01-16 00:00:00 ~ 2024-01-16 01:00:00 by the following steps: Backup starts from 2024-01-16 00:00:00 and ends before 2024-01-16 01:00:00. Backup status is Available. Instance status is Deleted.
Manage backups	You can also download or restore actions from a backup of the list. For specific procedures, refer to: Downloading backup files Recovery from backup set Recovery by point in time Recovery from deleted instance

View cross-region backups

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The cross-regional backup function is disabled by default. You need to enable the cross-regional backup function before viewing the corresponding backup. For the specific procedures, refer to Setting cross-region backup policy.

In the upper left corner of the top menu bar, select the project and region to which the cross-region backup belongs.

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The region to which the cross-regional backup in the instance belongs is the backup region you selected when you started the cross-regional backup, and the project to which the backup belongs is the project to which the instance belongs at the point of backup generation.

For example, when you turn on cross-regional backup, the backup region is set to Beijing, and the project to which the instance belongs when the cross-regional backup is generated is default, then the region to which the cross-regional backup belongs is Beijing, and the project to which it belongs is also default.

In the left navigation bar, select NoSQL Database > Redis > Backups.

Click on the Cross-region backups tab, and you can perform the following actions under the Cross-region backups tab.

Classification of actions	Description
Viewing backups	You can view backup details in the backup list, including: Backup name/ID, backup status, backup size, backup method, backup start and end time, backup retention period. The instance name/ID, instance status, database version, and project to which the backup belongs.
Filter backups	Supported filters or fields You can filter backups that meet the specified criteria by the following steps: In the upper right corner of the list, first filter by backup start and end time, backup name, instance name, or instance ID. The backup name, instance name, and instance ID all support fuzzy filtering. In the backup list, filter again by Backup status and Backup method fields. Example You can filter out all available backups which created between 2024-01-16 00:00:00 ~ 2024-01-16 01:00:00 by the following steps: Backup starts from 2024-01-16 00:00:00 and ends before 2024-01-16 01:00:00. Backup status is Available.
Manage backups	You can also perform download or restore operations on backups in the list. For specific procedures, refer to: Downloading backup files Cross-region recovery from backup set

Relevant APIs

API	Description
DescribeBackups	Call the DescribeBackups API to query the list of backup sets for target Redis instance.
DescribeCrossRegionBackups	Call the DescribeCrossRegionBackups API to query the list of cross-regional backup files.

Last updated: 2026.05.29 11:30:11