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REST API workflow to back up on demand

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To perform backup operations on demand using the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere REST APIs, you must follow the prescribed sequence of REST API calls shown in the following table.

For each REST API, add https://<server>:<port>; at the front of the REST API to form a complete endpoint.

Step REST API Comments

Step	REST API	Comments
1	`/4.1/resource-groups`	`Get List of Resource Groups` gets the list of VMware vSphere web client resource groups. Note the resourceGroupId and the policyId for the resource group you want to back up.
2	`/4.1/resource-groups/backupnow`	`Run a backup on a Resource Group` backs up the resource group on demand. Pass the resourceGroupId and the policyId from Step 1.

/4.1/resource-groups

Get List of Resource Groups gets the list of VMware vSphere web client resource groups.
Note the resourceGroupId and the policyId for the resource group you want to back up.

/4.1/resource-groups/backupnow

Run a backup on a Resource Group backs up the resource group on demand.
Pass the resourceGroupId and the policyId from Step 1.