# How To Back Up Elasticsearch Database/Data

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-back-up-elasticsearch-database-data/246113>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 24, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-back-up-elasticsearch-database-data/246113 "2020-08-24T12:35:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![upchair](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/upchair/32/20893_2.png) [@upchair](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/upchair)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-back-up-elasticsearch-database-data/246113/1 "2020-08-24T12:35:29Z")

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Please can anybody please tell me how to backup my Elasticsearch Data easily.

Thank You.

Richard

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-back-up-elasticsearch-database-data/246113/2 "2020-08-24T12:59:47Z")

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Use the [snapshot and restore APIs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.9/snapshot-restore-apis.html). That is the only supported way to backup Elasticsearch.

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**Author:** ![upchair](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/upchair/32/20893_2.png) [@upchair](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/upchair)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-back-up-elasticsearch-database-data/246113/3 "2020-08-25T11:32:09Z")

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@ Christian thanks a lot.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-back-up-elasticsearch-database-data/246113/4 "2020-09-22T11:32:12Z")

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