> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.korve.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Backups and restores

> Configure recovery policy, create backups, export portable copies, and restore safely.

Each database has a recovery policy for point-in-time, daily, weekly, and monthly retention. Inspect
the recovery window before promising an RPO, and test restores instead of treating backup success as
proof of recoverability.

```bash theme={null}
korve backups policy-show --database primary
korve backups create --database primary --data '{"kind":"manual"}'
korve backups recovery-window --database primary
```

Restores are asynchronous and create an isolated target. Promotion is a separate two-step operation:
preview the binding swap to receive a one-use confirmation token, then submit the exact token and
binding with explicit confirmation. Do not place the token in shell history; pass `--data @file.json`.

Portable exports can target an organization-owned compatible object destination. Test the destination
before starting an export, and account for transfer charges. See [Backup destinations](/api-reference/backupDestinations),
[exports](/api-reference/databaseExports), and [restores](/api-reference/databaseRestores).