Azure Rest API What resourceRestoreRequest syntax for VM Restore

Question

I'm using Python with Rest API requests to manage backup&restore on Azure VM. I'm able to backup VM, but I can't restore them.

My code in Python to POST

headers = {"Authorization": 'Bearer ' + restapi_azure_authentication()}
myResponse = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

and to POST with JSON push

headers = {"Authorization": 'Bearer ' + restapi_azure_authentication()}
myResponse = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=json)

I get two messages. If I use this request:

POST /Subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/{vaultName}/backupFabrics/{fabricName}/protectionContainers/{containerName}/protectedItems/{protectedItemName}/recoveryPoints/{recoveryPointId}/restore?api-version=2016-06-01

I get this message :

{"error":{"code":"CloudInternalError","message":"Microsoft Azure Backup encountered an internal error.\r\nWait for a few minutes and then try the operatio n again. If the issue persists, please contact Microsoft support.","target":null,"details":null,"innerError":null}}

If I use this request with JSON push :

json = {
    "properties": {}
}

I get this message:

{"error":{"code":"UserErrorInvalidRestoreRequest","message":"Restore operation failed due to invalid parameters or format of the parameters is not correct .\r\nPlease ensure parameters provided to restore operation are valid. If the issue persists, please contact Microsoft support.","target":null,"details":n ull,"innerError":null}}

I don't know what to put into "properties" to successfully restore my VM. I'm trying to follow this doc, unfortunately, without success : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/recoveryservices/restores

well, you are not providing any "body", you need to pass in a body parameter of `resourceRestoreRequest` — 4c74356b41, May 30 '17 at 13:25
I know, but the Azure Rest API doc don't give any example, so I don't know how to write it. — Matthieu, May 30 '17 at 13:36
just do the same task with powershell and throw in a `-debug` switch and look at the example :) — 4c74356b41, May 30 '17 at 15:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '17 at 09:28

As the other community mentioned that we can refer the parameters by using PowerShell command-let to restore the backup data. Here is the request which capture using the Fiddler for your reference:

POST:https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/{vaultsName}/backupFabrics/Azure/protectionContainers/{backupContainerName}/protectedItems/{backUpItemName}/recoveryPoints/{recoveryPointId}/restore?api-version=2016-05-01
Authorization: Bearer {access_token}

{
  "properties": {
    "objectType": "IaasVMRestoreRequest",
    "recoveryPointId": "{recoveryPointId}",
    "recoveryType": "RestoreDisks",
    "storageAccountId": "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/{storageaccountName}",
    "createNewCloudService": false,
    "region": "{region}",
    "sourceResourceId": "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/{VMName}"
  }
}

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Azure Rest API What resourceRestoreRequest syntax for VM Restore

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