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Veeam Enterprise Manager 13 REST API get job sessions for Backup to tape jobs

  • February 5, 2026
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I am using /api/query?type=’BackupJobSession’ to retrieve all backup job sessions. Does anybody know if this query will retrieve sessions for ‘Backup to Tape’ jobs as well? I don’t have the ability to setup such jobs in my lab and I can not test it. 

Alternatively is there a different query to retrieve sessions for such jobs?

 

Best answer by ddomask

@CostasLoupas, not in Enterprise Manager API, and not currently in Backup Server API either.

 

Use Powershell for now if possible to query directly from the backup server(s), you can use Connect-VBRServer with the -Server parameter to connect to different servers.

 

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Chris.Childerhose
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  • February 5, 2026

Not sure if this reference will help but check here to see - https://helpcenter.veeam.com/archive/backup/120/em_rest/backup_intro.html


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  • February 5, 2026

Thanks! I did check the REST API reference guide, there is no mention of tape anywhere. 

The only place i found references to tape is in the VBR powershell reference guide.


Chris.Childerhose
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  • February 5, 2026

Hmmm not sure then hopefully someone that uses it more will chime in here.


AndrePulia
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  • February 5, 2026

Hi ​@CostasLoupas you have no tape to test it? you can use a Virtual one if necessary.


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  • February 5, 2026

Thanks Andre, however i need to establish if there is an API call for it or not. If there isn’t, there is no point in doing the config work. 


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  • February 6, 2026

@CostasLoupas, not in Enterprise Manager API, and not currently in Backup Server API either.

 

Use Powershell for now if possible to query directly from the backup server(s), you can use Connect-VBRServer with the -Server parameter to connect to different servers.