Describe backup schedule
Retrieve details for a Pinecone backup schedule by schedule ID, including frequency, retention days, next scheduled run, and enabled status.
GET /backup-schedules/{schedule_id}
curl -sS "https://api.pinecone.io/backup-schedules/${SCHEDULE_ID}" \
-H "api-key: ${PINECONE_API_KEY}" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04"{
"schedule_id": "c688ed12-5a39-4254-9518-bd394b7f4886",
"name": "my-nightly-backup",
"index_id": "d40265e4-a492-402b-9cf1-973b4908b7a0",
"project_id": "cc95c601-bf08-4973-9a1d-a65a1b528759",
"schedule_type": "time-based",
"frequency": "daily",
"retention_expire_after_days": 7,
"enabled": true,
"next_scheduled_run": "2026-04-24T06:00:00+00:00",
"created_at": "2026-04-23T16:36:51.267528+00:00"
}Get the details of a specific backup schedule by its ID.
Path parameters
Section titled “Path parameters”schedule_id(string, required) — The ID of the backup schedule.
curl -sS "https://api.pinecone.io/backup-schedules/${SCHEDULE_ID}" \
-H "api-key: ${PINECONE_API_KEY}" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04"{
"schedule_id": "c688ed12-5a39-4254-9518-bd394b7f4886",
"name": "my-nightly-backup",
"index_id": "d40265e4-a492-402b-9cf1-973b4908b7a0",
"project_id": "cc95c601-bf08-4973-9a1d-a65a1b528759",
"schedule_type": "time-based",
"frequency": "daily",
"retention_expire_after_days": 7,
"enabled": true,
"next_scheduled_run": "2026-04-24T06:00:00+00:00",
"created_at": "2026-04-23T16:36:51.267528+00:00"
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