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## Resource: Introduction

## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/cms/operations/backups/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# About the Backups API

> **Note for app developers:** Wix Data APIs require the site's [code editor](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/get-started/development-environments.md) to be enabled. If you are building a Wix app, add a [data collections extension](https://dev.wix.com/docs/build-apps/develop-your-app/extensions/backend-extensions/data-collections/about-data-collections-extensions.md) to automatically enable the code editor and create data collections when your app is installed on a site.


The Backups API enables you to create and manage backups of the live content in a Wix site's collections.

With Backups, you can:
- [Create a backup](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/cms/operations/backups/create-backup.md) of data in a Wix site's collections.
- [Restore data](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/cms/operations/backups/restore-backup.md) from an existing backup.
- Retrieve information about prior and ongoing [backups](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/cms/operations/backups/list-backups.md) and [restorations](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/cms/operations/backups/list-restorations.md).

Backups enable you to restore a Wix site's collections' content in the event of data corruption, erroneous deletions, or other mistakes.

The system creates a backup automatically every 7 days. In addition, you can use the Backups API to create an on-demand backup when significant changes are made to a site's data. For example:

- If an automated backup is not scheduled soon, create an on-demand backup after updating data, to ensure new content is backed up as soon as possible.
- Create an on-demand backup prior to a major update to a Wix site's collections, so you can restore the most recent pre-update data in the event something goes wrong during the update.

Learn more about how site owners can [manage backups with the CMS](https://support.wix.com/en/article/content-manager-backing-up-your-collections).

## Before you begin

It's important to note the following points before starting to code:

- Backups include only live content. They don't include content contained in the optional [sandbox](https://support.wix.com/en/article/content-manager-about-sandbox-and-live-collections-and-syncing).
- Backups include only collection content. They don't store a collection's schema or named views.
- A site can store a maximum of 3 on-demand backups. If 3 on-demand backups already exist and you create a new backup, the oldest existing on-demand backup is deleted.
- When you restore data from a backup, the restoration process replaces the collection's current data with the data in the backup. So if you add items to a collection after initiating a backup, and then you restore data from that backup, the new content may be lost.
- If any content is submitted to a collection during the restoration process, that content may be lost.

## Terminology

- **Backup:** A full copy of the live content contained in a Wix site's collections.
    - **Auto:** A backup taken automatically by the system on a regular schedule.
    - **On demand:** A backup initiated manually.
- **Restoration:** Regeneration of a Wix site's collection content from a prior backup.

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