docs/sql-manual/sql-statements/Show-Statements/SHOW-BACKUP.md

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    "title": "SHOW-BACKUP",
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## SHOW-BACKUP

### Name

SHOW BACKUP

### Description

This statement is used to view BACKUP tasks

grammar:

```sql
 SHOW BACKUP [FROM db_name]
    [WHERE SnapshotName ( LIKE | = ) 'snapshot name']
```

illustrate:

   1. Only the most recent BACKUP task is saved in Doris.
   2. The meaning of each column is as follows:
       - `JobId`: Unique job id
       - `SnapshotName`: The name of the backup
       - `DbName`: belongs to the database
       - `State`: current stage
           - `PENDING`: The initial state after submitting the job
           - `SNAPSHOTING`: Executing snapshot
           - `UPLOAD_SNAPSHOT`: Snapshot completed, ready to upload
           - `UPLOADING`: Snapshot uploading
           - `SAVE_META`: Save job meta information to a local file
           - `UPLOAD_INFO`: Upload job meta information
           - `FINISHED`: The job was successful
           - `CANCELLED`: Job failed
       - `BackupObjs`: Backed up tables and partitions
       - `CreateTime`: task submission time
       - `SnapshotFinishedTime`: Snapshot completion time
       - `UploadFinishedTime`: Snapshot upload completion time
       - `FinishedTime`: Job finish time
       - `UnfinishedTasks`: Displays unfinished subtask ids during SNAPSHOTING and UPLOADING stages
       - `Status`: If the job fails, display the failure message
       - `Timeout`: Job timeout, in seconds

### Example

1. View the last BACKUP task under example_db.

   ```sql
    SHOW BACKUP FROM example_db;
   ```

### Keywords

    SHOW, BACKUP

### Best Practice