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Backup Task and Project	Backup	17

In CVAT you can backup tasks and projects. This can be used to backup a task or project on your PC or to transfer to another server.

Backup

To backup a task or project, open the action menu and select Backup Task or Backup Project.

Backup structure

As a result, you'll get a zip archive containing data, task or project and task specification and annotations with the following structure:

{{< tabpane >}} {{< tab header="Task Backup Structure" >}} . ├── data │ └── {user uploaded data} ├── task.json └── annotations.json {{< /tab >}} {{< tab header="Project Backup Structure" >}} . ├── task_{id} │ ├── data │ │ └── {user uploaded data} │ ├── task.json │ └── annotations.json └── project.json {{< /tab >}} {{< /tabpane >}}

Backup API

• endpoint: /tasks/{id}/backup or /projects/{id}/backup
• method: GET
• responses: 202, 201 with zip archive payload

Create from backup

To create a task or project from a backup, go to the tasks or projects page, click the Create from backup button and select the archive you need.

As a result, you'll get a task containing data, parameters, and annotations of the previously exported task.

Create from backup API

• endpoint: /api/tasks/backup or /api/projects/backup
• method: POST
• Content-Type: multipart/form-data
• responses: 202, 201 with json payload