Update Backup Compliance Policy Settings
Updates the Backup Compliance Policy settings for the specified project. To use this resource, the requesting Service Account or API Key must have the Project Owner role.
Path parameters
-
Unique 24-hexadecimal digit string that identifies your project. Use the /groups endpoint to retrieve all projects to which the authenticated user has access.
NOTE: Groups and projects are synonymous terms. Your group id is the same as your project id. For existing groups, your group/project id remains the same. The resource and corresponding endpoints use the term groups.
Format should match the following pattern:
^([a-f0-9]{24})$
.
Query parameters
-
Flag that indicates whether Application wraps the response in an
envelope
JSON object. Some API clients cannot access the HTTP response headers or status code. To remediate this, set envelope=true in the query. Endpoints that return a list of results use the results object as an envelope. Application adds the status parameter to the response body.Default value is
false
. -
Flag that indicates whether to overwrite non complying backup policies with the new data protection settings or not.
Default value is
true
. -
Flag that indicates whether the response body should be in the prettyprint format.
Default value is
false
.Prettyprint
Body
Required
The new Backup Compliance Policy settings.
-
Flag that indicates whether to prevent cluster users from deleting backups copied to other regions, even if those additional snapshot regions are removed. If unspecified, this value defaults to false.
Default value is
false
. -
Flag that indicates whether Encryption at Rest using Customer Key Management is required for all clusters with a Backup Compliance Policy. If unspecified, this value defaults to false.
Default value is
false
.Encryption at Rest using Customer Key Management -
Specifications for on-demand policy.
-
Flag that indicates whether the cluster uses Continuous Cloud Backups with a Backup Compliance Policy. If unspecified, this value defaults to false.
Default value is
false
.Continuous Cloud Backups -
Unique 24-hexadecimal digit string that identifies the project for the Backup Compliance Policy.
Format should match the following pattern:
^([a-f0-9]{24})$
. -
Number of previous days that you can restore back to with Continuous Cloud Backup with a Backup Compliance Policy. You must specify a positive, non-zero integer, and the maximum retention window can't exceed the hourly retention time. This parameter applies only to Continuous Cloud Backups with a Backup Compliance Policy.
-
List that contains the specifications for one scheduled policy.
Specifications for scheduled policy.
Body
Required
The new Backup Compliance Policy settings.
-
Flag that indicates whether to prevent cluster users from deleting backups copied to other regions, even if those additional snapshot regions are removed. If unspecified, this value defaults to false.
Default value is
false
. -
Flag that indicates whether Encryption at Rest using Customer Key Management is required for all clusters with a Backup Compliance Policy. If unspecified, this value defaults to false.
Default value is
false
.Encryption at Rest using Customer Key Management -
Specifications for on-demand policy.
-
Flag that indicates whether the cluster uses Continuous Cloud Backups with a Backup Compliance Policy. If unspecified, this value defaults to false.
Default value is
false
.Continuous Cloud Backups -
Unique 24-hexadecimal digit string that identifies the project for the Backup Compliance Policy.
Format should match the following pattern:
^([a-f0-9]{24})$
. -
Number of previous days that you can restore back to with Continuous Cloud Backup with a Backup Compliance Policy. You must specify a positive, non-zero integer, and the maximum retention window can't exceed the hourly retention time. This parameter applies only to Continuous Cloud Backups with a Backup Compliance Policy.
-
List that contains the specifications for one scheduled policy.
Specifications for scheduled policy.
curl \
--request PUT 'https://cloud.mongodb.com/api/atlas/v2/groups/32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8/backupCompliancePolicy' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
--header "Content-Type: application/vnd.atlas.2023-10-01+json"
curl \
--request PUT 'https://cloud.mongodb.com/api/atlas/v2/groups/32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8/backupCompliancePolicy' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
--header "Content-Type: application/vnd.atlas.2023-01-01+json"
{
"authorizedEmail": "hello@example.com",
"authorizedUserFirstName": "string",
"authorizedUserLastName": "string",
"copyProtectionEnabled": false,
"encryptionAtRestEnabled": false,
"onDemandPolicyItem": {
"frequencyInterval": 0,
"frequencyType": "ondemand",
"retentionUnit": "days",
"retentionValue": 42
},
"pitEnabled": false,
"projectId": "32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8",
"restoreWindowDays": 42,
"scheduledPolicyItems": [
{
"frequencyInterval": 1,
"frequencyType": "daily",
"retentionUnit": "days",
"retentionValue": 42
}
]
}
{
"authorizedEmail": "hello@example.com",
"authorizedUserFirstName": "string",
"authorizedUserLastName": "string",
"copyProtectionEnabled": false,
"encryptionAtRestEnabled": false,
"onDemandPolicyItem": {
"frequencyInterval": 0,
"frequencyType": "ondemand",
"retentionUnit": "days",
"retentionValue": 42
},
"pitEnabled": false,
"projectId": "32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8",
"restoreWindowDays": 42,
"scheduledPolicyItems": [
{
"frequencyInterval": 1,
"frequencyType": "daily",
"retentionUnit": "days",
"retentionValue": 42
}
]
}
{
"authorizedEmail": "hello@example.com",
"authorizedUserFirstName": "string",
"authorizedUserLastName": "string",
"copyProtectionEnabled": false,
"deletable": false,
"encryptionAtRestEnabled": false,
"onDemandPolicyItem": {
"frequencyInterval": 0,
"frequencyType": "ondemand",
"id": "32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8",
"retentionUnit": "days",
"retentionValue": 42
},
"pitEnabled": false,
"projectId": "32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8",
"restoreWindowDays": 42,
"scheduledPolicyItems": [
{
"frequencyInterval": 1,
"frequencyType": "daily",
"id": "32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8",
"retentionUnit": "days",
"retentionValue": 42
}
],
"state": "ACTIVE",
"updatedDate": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z",
"updatedUser": "hello@example.com"
}
{
"authorizedEmail": "hello@example.com",
"authorizedUserFirstName": "string",
"authorizedUserLastName": "string",
"copyProtectionEnabled": false,
"deletable": false,
"encryptionAtRestEnabled": false,
"onDemandPolicyItem": {
"frequencyInterval": 0,
"frequencyType": "ondemand",
"id": "32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8",
"retentionUnit": "days",
"retentionValue": 42
},
"pitEnabled": false,
"projectId": "32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8",
"restoreWindowDays": 42,
"scheduledPolicyItems": [
{
"frequencyInterval": 1,
"frequencyType": "daily",
"id": "32b6e34b3d91647abb20e7b8",
"retentionUnit": "days",
"retentionValue": 42
}
],
"state": "ACTIVE",
"updatedDate": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z",
"updatedUser": "hello@example.com"
}
{
"error": 400,
"detail": "(This is just an example, the exception may not be related to this endpoint) No provider AWS exists.",
"reason": "Bad Request",
"errorCode": "VALIDATION_ERROR"
}
{
"error": 401,
"detail": "(This is just an example, the exception may not be related to this endpoint)",
"reason": "Unauthorized",
"errorCode": "NOT_ORG_GROUP_CREATOR"
}
{
"error": 403,
"detail": "(This is just an example, the exception may not be related to this endpoint)",
"reason": "Forbidden",
"errorCode": "CANNOT_CHANGE_GROUP_NAME"
}
{
"error": 404,
"detail": "(This is just an example, the exception may not be related to this endpoint) Cannot find resource AWS",
"reason": "Not Found",
"errorCode": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND"
}
{
"error": 500,
"detail": "(This is just an example, the exception may not be related to this endpoint)",
"reason": "Internal Server Error",
"errorCode": "UNEXPECTED_ERROR"
}