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This article assumes that you have an operational blob backup configured for one or more of your storage accounts. [Learn how to configure a backup for block blob data](backup-azure-dataprotection-use-rest-api-backup-blobs.md), if not done.
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We will refer to an existing backup vault _TestBkpVault_, under the resource group _testBkpVaultRG_, where blobs in a storage account named "msblobbackup-f2df34eb-5628-4570-87b2-0331d797c67d" in the examples.
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To illustrate the restoration steps in this article, we will refer to blobs in a storage account named `"msblobbackup-f2df34eb-5628-4570-87b2-0331d797c67d"` protected with an existing Backup vault `TestBkpVault`, under the resource group `testBkpVaultRG`.
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## Restoring Azure blobs within a storage account
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### Fetching the valid time range for restore
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## Fetching the valid time range for restore
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As the operational backup for blobs is continuous, there are no distinct points to restore from. Instead, we need to fetch the valid time-range under which blobs can be restored to any point-in-time. In this example, let's check for valid time-ranges to restore within the last 30 days.
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POST https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/TestBkpVaultRG/providers/Microsoft.DataProtection/backupVaults/testBkpVault/backupInstances/msblobbackup-f2df34eb-5628-4570-87b2-0331d797c67d/findRestorableTimeRanges?api-version=2021-01-01
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####Create the request body to fetch valid time ranges for restore
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### Create the request body to fetch valid time ranges for restore
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To trigger an operation to calculate valid time ranges, following are the components of a request body
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|startTime | String | Start time for the List Restore Ranges request. ISO 8601 format. |
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|endTime | String | End time for the List Restore Ranges request. ISO 8601 format. |
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#####Example request body to fetch valid time range
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#### Example request body to fetch valid time range
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The following request body defines properties required to fetch the time ranges of the continuous data which can be restored. Since blob backups reside in the storage account, the datastore is 'Operational'. You can give start and end time that helps to narrow the search process and return the available time range.
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Once the point-in-time to restore to the same storage account is fixed, there are multiple options to restore.
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#### Restoring all the blobs to a point-in-time
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##Option 1: Restore all the blobs to a point-in-time
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Using this option restores all block blobs in the storage account by rolling them back to the selected point in time. Storage accounts containing large amounts of data or witnessing a high churn may take longer times to restore.
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#####Constructing the request body for point-in-time restore of all blobs
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### Constructing the request body for point-in-time restore of all blobs
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The key points to remember in this scenario are:
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#### Restoring few containers to a point-in-time
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##Option 2: Restore few containers to a point-in-time
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Using this option allows you to select up to 10 containers to restore or restore a subset of blobs using a prefix match. You can specify up to 10 lexicographical ranges of blobs within a single container or across multiple containers to return those blobs to their previous state at a given point in time. In case of using prefixes, here are a few things to keep in mind:
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[Learn more](blob-restore.md#use-prefix-match-for-restoring-blobs) about using prefixes to restore blob ranges.
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##Validate restore requests
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Once request body is prepared, it can be validated using the [validate for restore API](/rest/api/dataprotection/backup-instances/validate-for-restore). Like the validate for backup API, this is a *POST* operation.
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The request body for this POST API is detailed [here](/rest/api/dataprotection/backup-instances/validate-for-restore#request-body). We have constructed the same in the above section for [all blobs restore](#constructing-the-request-body-for-point-in-time-restore-of-all-blobs) and [few items restore](#constructing-the-request-body-for-point-in-time-restore-of-selected-containers-or-few-blobs) scenarios. We will use the same to trigger a validate operation.
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The validate restore request is an [asynchronous operation](../azure-resource-manager/management/async-operations.md). It means this operation creates another operation that needs to be tracked separately.
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Once the *POST* operation is submitted, the initial response will be 202 Accepted along with an Azure-asyncOperation header.
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The triggering restore operation is a ***POST*** API. All details about the trigger restore operation are documented [here](/rest/api/dataprotection/backup-instances/trigger-restore).
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POST "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/TestBkpVaultRG/providers/Microsoft.DataProtection/backupVaults/testBkpVault/backupInstances/msblobbackup-f2df34eb-5628-4570-87b2-0331d797c67d/restore?api-version=2021-01-01"
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The trigger restore requests triggered the restore job and the resultant Job ID should be tracking using the [GET Jobs API](/rest/api/dataprotection/jobs/get).
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