---
title: AWS Backup
description: Centralize and automate data protection for AWS services and hybrid workloads.
breadcrumbs: Docs > Integrations > AWS Backup
---

# AWS Backup
Integration version1.0.0
## Overview{% #overview %}

AWS Backup enables you to centralize and automate data protection across AWS services and hybrid workloads.

Enable this integration to see your Backup metrics in Datadog.

## Setup{% #setup %}

### Installation{% #installation %}

If you haven't already, set up the [Amazon Web Services integration](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/amazon_web_services/).

### Metric collection{% #metric-collection %}

1. In the [AWS integration page](https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/amazon-web-services), ensure that `Backup` is enabled under the `Metric Collection` tab.
1. Install the [Datadog - AWS Backup integration](https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/amazon-backup).

## Data Collected{% #data-collected %}

### Metrics{% #metrics %}

|  |
|  |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_backup\_jobs\_aborted**(count)       | The number of user cancelled backup jobs.*Shown as unit*                                                                                        |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_backup\_jobs\_completed**(count)     | The number of backup jobs finished.*Shown as unit*                                                                                              |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_backup\_jobs\_created**(count)       | The number of backup jobs created.*Shown as unit*                                                                                               |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_backup\_jobs\_expired**(count)       | The number of backup jobs that Amazon Backup attempted to delete based on your backup retention lifecycle, but could not delete.*Shown as unit* |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_backup\_jobs\_failed**(count)        | The number of backup jobs that were scheduled but did not start.*Shown as unit*                                                                 |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_backup\_jobs\_pending**(count)       | The number of backup jobs about to run.*Shown as unit*                                                                                          |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_backup\_jobs\_running**(count)       | The number of backup jobs currently running.*Shown as unit*                                                                                     |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_copy\_jobs\_completed**(count)       | The number of cross-account and cross-region copy jobs finished.*Shown as unit*                                                                 |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_copy\_jobs\_created**(count)         | The number of cross-account and cross-Region copy jobs created.*Shown as unit*                                                                  |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_copy\_jobs\_failed**(count)          | The number of cross-account and cross-region copy jobs attempted but failed to complete.*Shown as unit*                                         |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_copy\_jobs\_running**(count)         | The number of cross-account and cross-region copy jobs currently running.*Shown as unit*                                                        |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_recovery\_points\_cold**(count)      | The number of recovery points tiered to cold storage.*Shown as unit*                                                                            |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_recovery\_points\_completed**(count) | The number of recovery points created.*Shown as unit*                                                                                           |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_recovery\_points\_deleting**(count)  | The number of recovery points that Amazon Backup is deleting.*Shown as unit*                                                                    |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_recovery\_points\_expired**(count)   | The number of recovery points attempted to delete based on your backup retention lifecycle, but could not delete.*Shown as unit*                |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_recovery\_points\_partial**(count)   | The number of recovery points started to create but could not finish.*Shown as unit*                                                            |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_restore\_jobs\_completed**(count)    | The number of restore jobs finished.*Shown as unit*                                                                                             |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_restore\_jobs\_failed**(count)       | The number of restore jobs that were attempted but failed to complete.*Shown as unit*                                                           |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_restore\_jobs\_pending**(count)      | The number of restore jobs about to run.*Shown as unit*                                                                                         |
| **aws.backup.number\_of\_restore\_jobs\_running**(count)      | The number of restore jobs currently running.*Shown as unit*                                                                                    |

### Events{% #events %}

The AWS Backup integration does not include any events.

### Service Checks{% #service-checks %}

The AWS Backup integration does not include any service checks.

## Troubleshooting{% #troubleshooting %}

Need help? Contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/).