Initiate a restore activity

Creates a restore request. You can either restore data of users on the same device from which it was backed up or to their other devices registered with inSync. You can restore the data ONLY from the most recent snapshot to the target device. You can initiate multiple restore activities. Multiple restore activities may be consolidated into a single activity based on inSync Client version and appropriate status is displayed for each activity.

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integer
required

Specify the unique ID of the device in inSync from which you want to initiate the restore activity. Get the ID of the device using the ‘List all devices’ API.

integer
required

Specify the target device ID to which you intend to restore the data. The target device must belong to the same user. Get the target device ID by using the ‘List all devices’ API. Target device ID can be same in case you are restoring the data on the same device.

string
required

Specify the location to which you intend to restore the data on the selected device. Specify one of the following -

  1. Desktop - If you want to restore the data to the desktop on the target device.
  2. Original - If you want to restore data to the same location from which it was backed up.
  3. If you want to restore the data at a custom location, specify absolute path of the location. Example - /home/jeremy/statusReport
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400

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The request did not include an authentication token or an expired authentication token was supplied.

404

The requested resource was not found.

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