The API uses OAuth 2.0 client_credentials flow for authentication and the OIDC protocol is supported.
Auth-related endpoints can be discovered through https://login.backup.net/.well-known/openid-configuration.
Superusers will need to generate client_id and client_secret to be used for authentication, which can be created in the portal UI.
Obtain client_id and client_secret from the MSP portal (portal.backup.net) via Settings -> Public APIs -> New:
To get an access token use the below API endpoint.
POST https://login.backup.net/connect/token
Using the body as follows:
| Key | Value |
| grant_type | client_credentials |
| client_id | <client id obtained from MSP portal> |
| username | <client secret obtained from the MSP portal> |
Here is an example of the authentication request:
POST /connect/token HTTP/1.1
Host: login.backup.net
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
client_id=65e25…
&client_secret=8c1156bb068945efa…
&grant_type=client_credentials
Here's an example of the access_token that will be used for further API request created from above:
GET /v1/customers HTTP/1.1
Host: public-api.backup.net
Authorization: Bearer <YOUR ACCESS_TOKEN HERE>
For more information, please review the public API documentation that can be found on https://apidoc-public-api.backup.net/swagger-ui-v2/index.html