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Title: Database actions requests
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- rs
description: Database action requests
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linkTitle: actions
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url: '/operate/rs/7.4/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs/actions/'
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## Backup

| Method | Path | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| [PUT]({{< relref "./backup_reset_status#put-bdbs-actions-backup-reset-status" >}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/backup_reset_status` | Reset database backup status |

## Export

| Method | Path | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| [PUT]({{< relref "./export_reset_status#put-bdbs-actions-export-reset-status" >}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/export_reset_status` | Reset database export status |
| [POST]({{< relref "./export#post-bdbs-actions-export" >}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/export` | Initiate database export |

## Import

| Method | Path | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| [PUT]({{< relref "./import_reset_status#put-bdbs-actions-import-reset-status" >}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/import_reset_status` | Reset database import status |
| [POST]({{< relref "./import#post-bdbs-actions-import" >}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/import` | Initiate manual dataset import |

## Optimize shards placement

| Method | Path | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| [GET]({{< relref "./optimize_shards_placement#get-bdbs-actions-optimize-shards-placement" >}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/optimize_shards_placement` | Get optimized shards placement for a database  |

## Recover

| Method | Path | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| [GET]({{<relref "/operate/rs/7.4/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs/actions/recover#get-bdbs-actions-recover">}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/recover` | Get database recovery plan  |
| [POST]({{<relref "/operate/rs/7.4/references/rest-api/requests/bdbs/actions/recover#post-bdbs-actions-recover">}}) | `/v1/bdbs/{uid}/actions/recover` | Recover database  |