Backup and Restore

Every Rapidi service automatically creates a daily backup of its configuration. These backups let you roll a service back to any of the last several days if a configuration change causes problems, or if you simply need to compare or recover a previous setup.

In addition to the automatic daily backup, you can trigger a backup manually at any time, and remove old backups that are no longer needed.

Access: This panel is only visible to Rapidi staff - clients do not have access to it themselves. If a client needs a restore (e.g. after an unwanted configuration change on their side), they should contact Rapidi support and request it; a Rapidi team member will then perform the restore on their behalf.

The Backup and Restore of service configuration panel is available on the service configuration page (Rapidi internal access only). It contains two actions and a history table:

  • Backup now - creates an on-demand backup of the current service configuration, in addition to the automatic daily one.
  • Remove old Backups now - clears out older backups according to the retention rules, freeing up space and keeping the list manageable.

Reading the backup table


ColumnDescription
BackupThe filename of the backup, in the format dbbconfig<serviceID>.<YYYYMMDDHHMMSS>.sql.
DatetimeThe backup date in YYYYMMDD format, for quick scanning.
Number of cdbtransfer rowsThe count of transfer configuration rows (cdbtransfer) captured in that backup.
ActionThe Restore link, used to roll the service back to that specific backup.

Backups are listed newest first, with one automatic backup created per day (normally overnight, based on the timestamp pattern), plus any additional backups you've triggered manually with Backup now.

Creating a backup on demand

Before making a risky configuration change - a bulk update to mappings, a schema change, a big cleanup - click Backup now. This captures the current state immediately, independent of the nightly automatic backup, so you have a known-good point to return to regardless of when the change goes wrong.

Removing old backups

Click Remove old Backups now to clean up backups that fall outside the retention window. This is mainly housekeeping — it doesn't affect the ability to restore recent backups, it just trims the list and the underlying storage.

Restoring a backup

Click Restore next to the backup you want to roll back to. This restores the service configuration to exactly the state it was in at that backup's timestamp.

What is restored

A restore brings back the full service configuration as it existed at backup time, including transfer setups, mappings, and other configuration data captured in the backup.

What is not touched

Two things are deliberately excluded from backup/restore and are left untouched, regardless of which backup you restore:

  • RTIs (Real-Time Integration settings/state)
  • Link storage values


This means a restore will not roll back or overwrite RTI state or link storage values - only the rest of the service configuration is affected. Keep this in mind when troubleshooting: if an issue is related to RTIs or link storage, restoring an older backup will not resolve it, since those areas are unaffected by the restore.