This page describes the Cloud SQL enable automated backups recommender which helps you detect instances which are critical and have a risk of data loss.
The Cloud SQL enable automated backups recommender analyzes instance metadata and recommends to configure automated backups for production instances that have no automated backups enabled.
GET https://recommender.googleapis.com/v1beta1/projects/PROJECT-ID/locations/LOCATION/recommenders/google.cloudsql.instance.ReliabilityRecommender/recommendations
Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: Your project ID.
LOCATION: A region where your instances are located, such as us-central1.
If the recommender detects instances for the enable automated backups recommendation, it lists them in a table. Each row shows the instance name, a brief recommendation, the current machine type, the recommended machine type, the location, and the last refresh date.
View insights and detailed recommendations
You can view insights and detailed recommendations about instances
that require enabling automated backups using the Google Cloud console,
gcloud CLI, or the Recommender API.
Console
To view insights and detailed recommendations about instances that require enabling automated backups, click the recommendation link in the list of instances.
gcloud CLI
To view insights and detailed recommendations about instances that require enabling automated backups, run the
gcloud recommender insights list
command as follows:
LOCATION: A region where your instances are located, such as us-central1.
API
To view insights and detailed recommendations about instances that require enabling automated backups, use the
Recommendations API, call the
insights.list
method as follows:
GET https://recommender.googleapis.com/v1beta1/projects/PROJECT-ID/locations/LOCATION/insightTypes/google.cloudsql.instance.ReliabilityInsight/insights
Replace the following:
PROJECT_ID: Your project ID.
LOCATION: A region where your instances are located, such as us-central1.
Apply recommendation
To apply this recommendation, do the following:
Click Enable automated backups in the Issues column.
An Enable automated backups window displays providing a recommendation.
Click Edit instance > Data Protection > Automate daily backups to proceed.
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Go to the **Recommendation Hub**.\n\n [Go to the Recommendation Hub](https://console.cloud.google.com/home/recommendations/)\n\n For more information, see\n [Getting started with Recommendation Hub](/recommender/docs/recommendation-hub/identify-configuration-problems).\n2. In the **Increase Cloud SQL instance reliability** card, click **View all**.\n\n3. Select instances with the **Enable automated backups** recommendation.\n\n### gcloud CLI\n\nTo list enable automated backups recommendations using gcloud CLI, run the\n[`gcloud recommender recommendations list`](/sdk/gcloud/reference/recommender/recommendations/list)\ncommand as follows: \n\n```\ngcloud recommender recommendations list \\\n--project=PROJECT_ID \\\n--location=LOCATION \\\n--recommender=google.cloudsql.instance.ReliabilityRecommender \\\n--filter=recommenderSubtype=ENABLE_AUTO_BACKUP\n\n```\n\nReplace the following:\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: Your project ID.\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e: A region where your instances are located, such as `us-central1`.\n\n### API\n\nTo list enable automated backups recommendations using the\n[Recommendations API](/recommender/docs/using-api), call the\n[`recommendations.list`](/recommender/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/projects.locations.recommenders.recommendations/list)\nmethod as follows: \n\n```\nGET https://recommender.googleapis.com/v1beta1/projects/PROJECT-ID/locations/LOCATION/recommenders/google.cloudsql.instance.ReliabilityRecommender/recommendations\n```\n\nReplace the following:\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: Your project ID.\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e: A region where your instances are located, such as `us-central1`.\n\nIf the recommender detects instances for the enable automated backups recommendation, it lists them in a table. Each row shows the instance name, a brief recommendation, the current machine type, the recommended machine type, the location, and the last refresh date.\n\nView insights and detailed recommendations\n------------------------------------------\n\nYou can view insights and detailed recommendations about instances\nthat require enabling automated backups using the Google Cloud console,\n`gcloud CLI`, or the Recommender API. \n\n### Console\n\nTo view insights and detailed recommendations about instances that require enabling automated backups, click the recommendation link in the list of instances.\n\n### gcloud CLI\n\nTo view insights and detailed recommendations about instances that require enabling automated backups, run the\n[`gcloud recommender insights list`](/sdk/gcloud/reference/recommender/insights/list)\ncommand as follows: \n\n```\ngcloud recommender insights list \\\n--project=PROJECT-ID \\\n--location=LOCATION \\\n--insight-type=google.cloudsql.instance.ReliabilityInsight \\\n--filter=insightSubtype=CRITICAL_INSTANCE_AUTO_BACKUP_NOT_ENABLED\n```\n\nReplace the following:\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: Your project ID.\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e: A region where your instances are located, such as `us-central1`.\n\n### API\n\nTo view insights and detailed recommendations about instances that require enabling automated backups, use the\n[Recommendations API](/recommender/docs/using-api), call the\n[`insights.list`](/recommender/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/projects.locations.insightTypes.insights/list)\nmethod as follows: \n\n```\nGET https://recommender.googleapis.com/v1beta1/projects/PROJECT-ID/locations/LOCATION/insightTypes/google.cloudsql.instance.ReliabilityInsight/insights\n```\n\nReplace the following:\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: Your project ID.\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e: A region where your instances are located, such as `us-central1`.\n\nApply recommendation\n--------------------\n\nTo apply this recommendation, do the following:\n\n- Click **Enable automated backups** in the **Issues** column. An **Enable automated backups** window displays providing a recommendation.\n- Click **Edit instance** \\\u003e **Data Protection** \\\u003e **Automate daily backups** to proceed.\n\n For more information, see [Automated backup and transaction log retention](/sql/docs/mysql/backup-recovery/backups#automated-backups).\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- [Google Cloud recommenders](/recommender/docs/recommenders)\n- [About database observability](/sql/docs/mysql/observability)"]]
