# Backup of server data

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/backup-of-server-data/47467>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** odk-central\
**Created:** [June 12, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/backup-of-server-data/47467 "2024-06-12T08:57:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Saad](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/saad/32/4537_2.png) [@Saad](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Saad)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/backup-of-server-data/47467/1 "2024-06-12T08:57:46Z")

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Hi,

What is the section LATEST BACKUP on central? How can i get its data from command prompt if its a zip file, and how to restore it?

Thabks,  
Saad

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**Author:** ![Sadiq\_Khoja](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/sadiq_khoja/32/3719_2.png) [@Sadiq\_Khoja](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Sadiq_Khoja)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/backup-of-server-data/47467/2 "2024-06-17T15:24:59Z")

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Hi Saad,

Are you running older version of Central? I don't see "Latest Backup" in the current version of Central. It must be related to backups to Google drive, which was remove in [Central v2023.1](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-central-v2023-1/40267)

Today if you want to backup your data you can use Central's [POST /v1/backup](https://docs.getodk.org/central-api-system-endpoints/#direct-backup) endpoint. You can use `curl` to send the request from command line.

It will download an encrypted (optionally) zip file containing all the data. You can then restore the data via docker commands, details of that are mentioned here: [https://docs.getodk.org/central-backup/#restoring-a-backup](https://docs.getodk.org/central-backup/#restoring-a-backup)

Our recommendation is to **make a full system backup.** I would encourage you to see our guidelines at [https://docs.getodk.org/central-backup](https://docs.getodk.org/central-backup)