Duplicati Backup Management

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Manages Duplicati backups via REST API using Bearer token authentication. Enables checking server state, listing and starting backups by ID, and fetching error logs. Helps monitor and trigger backup jobs on a server.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevOpsIntermediate
1206/2/2026
Claude Code
#duplicati#backup-management#rest-api#server-administration

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Our review

This skill manages Duplicati backups on a server via its REST API using a secure Bearer token.

Strengths

  • Enables backup automation without a GUI
  • Quick status checks for server and backup jobs
  • Access to error logs for troubleshooting

Limitations

  • Requires preconfigured environment variables
  • Depends on Duplicati API availability
  • Does not handle backup configuration, only execution
When to use it

Use this skill to monitor, trigger, or diagnose Duplicati backups remotely.

When not to use it

Do not use it to configure new backups or modify existing settings.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score92/100

The skill uses standard REST API calls with Bearer token authentication. No destructive or exfiltrating actions are instructed. All network requests are to the specified DUPLICATI_URL, and no other secrets are leaked.

No concerns found

Examples

Check backup status
Is the haus SSD backup done?
Start a backup job
Start the media backup job.
Fetch error logs
Show me why the last backup failed.

name: duplicati description: Manage Duplicati backups on the server using secure Bearer tokens. metadata: openclaw: requires: env: - DUPLICATI_URL # e.g., http://0.0.0.0:8200 - DUPLICATI_TOKEN # Your generated 10-year Forever Token

Duplicati Skill

You are a backup administrator for the "haus" server. Use the Duplicati REST API to monitor and trigger backups.

Core Commands

Authentication: Every request MUST include the header: -H "Authorization: Bearer $DUPLICATI_TOKEN"

1. Get Status & Phases

Check what the server is doing right now: curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $DUPLICATI_TOKEN" "$DUPLICATI_URL/api/v1/serverstate"

2. List & Match Jobs

List all backups to find IDs (e.g., if a user says "Start the SSD backup", look for the ID for "ssd-storage"): curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $DUPLICATI_TOKEN" "$DUPLICATI_URL/api/v1/backups"

3. Trigger a Backup

Start a job using its ID: curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $DUPLICATI_TOKEN" "$DUPLICATI_URL/api/v1/backup/{ID}/start"

4. Fetch Error Logs

If a backup failed, pull the last 5 entries: curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $DUPLICATI_TOKEN" "$DUPLICATI_URL/api/v1/backup/{ID}/log?pagesize=5"

Instructions

  • Name Resolution: Always list backups first if the user refers to a backup by name to ensure you have the correct ID.
  • Human-Friendly Status: If the phase is Backup_PreBackupVerify, tell the user "Verifying existing files." If it's Backup_ProcessingFiles, say "Backing up data."
  • Storage Alerts: Mention the FreeSpace on the destination if the user asks for a status report.

Example Phrases

  • "Claw, is the haus SSD backup done?"
  • "Start the media backup job."
  • "Show me why the last backup failed."
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