backup databricks job

Question

hello,

At present I save the notebooks every week so that I keep a backup.How do I backup the jobs?

These jobs start the notebooks.
Thank you

Answer 1

Hi arkiboys,

Thank you for posting query in Microsoft Q&A Platform.

To backup your Databricks jobs, you can use the Databricks REST API to export the job definitions and save them to a backup location. Here are the general steps to follow:

Create a Databricks personal access token (PAT) with the necessary permissions to access the jobs API. You can create a PAT in the Databricks UI under "User Settings" > "Access Tokens".

Use the Databricks REST API to list the jobs in your workspace. You can use the /jobs/list endpoint to retrieve a list of all the jobs in your workspace.

For each job in the list, use the /jobs/export endpoint to export the job definition as a JSON file. You can specify the job ID and the output format (JSON) in the request.

Save the JSON files to a backup location, such as a cloud storage account or a local file system.

Schedule the backup process to run on a regular basis, such as weekly or monthly, to ensure that you have up-to-date backups of your Databricks jobs.

By following these steps, you can backup your Databricks jobs and ensure that you have a copy of the job definitions in case of data loss or other issues.

Hope this helps. Please let me know if any further queires.

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