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Veeam API Integration Guide

KB ID: 4311
Product: Veeam Backup & Replication
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365
Veeam ONE
Veeam Service Provider Console
Veeam Backup for AWS
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure
Veeam Backup for Google Cloud
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator
Veeam Cloud Connect
Published: 2022-05-16
Last Modified: 2023-06-13
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Purpose

This article documents the methods and capabilities of API integration with Veeam's products.
Description
Reference
Example
Integration via PowerShell
Veeam Backup & Replication
Full administrative, query, and operational control
(equivalent to the administrative console and UI functionality)
Veeam Data Integration API
VBR PowerShell module subset. Presents Veeam backup(s) as block storage mounts for filesystem-level interrogation
Veeam Explorers
Application-level item restore and export for Active Directory, SQL, Oracle, Exchange, SharePoint, Teams1
Veeam Cloud Connect
VBR PowerShell module subset. Full administrative, query, and operational control for the service provider (multi-tenant) VBR extensions
Insider Protection Check 
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365
Full administrative, query, and operational control
(equivalent to the product’s console UI and Veeam Explorers functionality)
Integration via RestAPI
Veeam Backup & Replication
VBR infrastructure configuration, administration, and query.
Note: Limited functionally, not equivalent to corresponding VBR Powershell API.
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager
Federated VBR instance query and basic administration
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365
Full administrative, query, and configuration control
Veeam ONE
Reporting and infrastructure query
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure
Cloud-native backup appliance administrative, query, and operational control (equivalent to console functionality)
Veeam Service Provider Console
Service provider (multi-tenant) infrastructure and remote management administrative, query, and operational control
(equivalent to console functionality)
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator
Orchestrator query and operational control
(no administrative functions)
Secure Restore AntiVirus Integration
Veeam Backup & Replication
Not an API per se but rather a method by which 3rd party scanning applications may be integrated to perform malware detection on mounted backups for Secure Restore processing
API Description Reference Example
Integration via PowerShell
Veeam Backup & Replication Full administrative, query, and operational control
(equivalent to the administrative console and UI functionality)
VBR Powershell Getting Started Code Samples
Veeam Data Integration API VBR PowerShell module subset. Presents Veeam backup(s) as block storage mounts for filesystem-level interrogation Veeam Data Integration API Restore Point Comparison
Veeam Explorers Application-level item restore and export for Active Directory, SQL, Oracle, Exchange, SharePoint, Teams1 Veeam Explorers Powershell Initiate Windows File-level Restore
Veeam Cloud Connect VBR PowerShell module subset. Full administrative, query, and operational control for the service provider (multi-tenant) VBR extensions VCC Powershell Insider Protection Check 
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Full administrative, query, and operational control
(equivalent to the product’s console UI and Veeam Explorers functionality)
VB365 Powershell Remove Repository Data for Select Users
Integration via RestAPI
Veeam Backup & Replication VBR infrastructure configuration, administration, and query.
Note: Limited functionally, not equivalent to corresponding VBR Powershell API.
VBR RestAPI Simple PHP Dashboard
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Federated VBR instance query and basic administration EM RestAPI Backup Job Status
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Full administrative, query, and configuration control VB365 RestAPI Restore Audit Dashboard


REST API Reference Map
Veeam ONE Reporting and infrastructure query VONE RestAPI Integration Sample
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure Cloud-native backup appliance administrative, query, and operational control (equivalent to console functionality) Azure RestAPI Grafana Dashboard for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure

REST API Reference Map
Veeam Backup for AWS AWS RestAPI Grafana Dashboard for Veeam Backup for AWS 

REST API Reference Map
Veeam Backup for Google Cloud GCP RestAPI Grafana Dashboard for Veeam Backup for Google Cloud

REST API Reference Map
Veeam Service Provider Console Service provider (multi-tenant) infrastructure and remote management administrative, query, and operational control
(equivalent to console functionality)
VSPC
RestAPI
Retrieve Tenant Session Status

REST API Reference Map 
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator Orchestrator query and operational control
(no administrative functions)
VDRO RestAPI Run Failover if VM Down
Secure Restore AntiVirus Integration
Veeam Backup & Replication Not an API per se but rather a method by which 3rd party scanning applications may be integrated to perform malware detection on mounted backups for Secure Restore processing Secure Restore XML Guide ESET
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