Microsoft Azure Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy

Name: Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy API
Brand: Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy
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★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentStorageBackup Recoveryoauth23 Endpoints

Install Jentic One Beta

Connect the Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy to your agent

Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.

Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.

Step 1: Jentic One Host machine

# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh

Step 2: Agent machine

# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register       # connects your agent to your Jentic One instance

Jentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy API.

Read the long-term retention policy currently applied to an Azure SQL database

Create or update the long-term retention policy with a recoveryServicesBackupPolicyResourceId

List the backup long-term retention policies attached to a single database

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For Agents

Configure long-term backup retention on a specific Azure SQL database so an agent can apply or update LTR policies that pin database backups beyond the default retention window.

Use for: Get the long-term retention policy on an Azure SQL database, I want to enable LTR on an Azure SQL database, Update the long-term retention policy on a specific database, List the LTR policies attached to a SQL database

Not supported: Does not handle short-term backup, point-in-time restore, or vault management - use for reading and updating long-term retention policies on Azure SQL databases only.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Apply LTR Policy as Part of Database Provisioning

After creating an Azure SQL database, attach a long-term retention policy by PUTting to /backupLongTermRetentionPolicies/{backupLongTermRetentionPolicyName} with the recoveryServicesBackupPolicyResourceId of an existing Recovery Services vault policy. This pins backups for years rather than the default 7-35 day short-term window, satisfying compliance regimes that mandate multi-year retention. The single API call is the standard way to apply LTR in IaC pipelines.

PUT a backup long-term retention policy on database 'orders-db' under server 'prod-sql-eus' referencing the recovery services backup policy id 'arm-id-of-vault-policy'

Audit LTR Coverage Across a Subscription

Walk the SQL servers and databases in a subscription, GET the LTR policy on each, and flag any database whose policy is missing or points at a deprecated vault. The list endpoint returns the policies attached to a single database, and an aggregated audit identifies coverage gaps before an external compliance review. Pair with PUT to remediate gaps in the same automation pass.

List the LTR policies for every database under server 'prod-sql-eus' and emit a report flagging any database without a configured policy

Re-point LTR to a New Recovery Services Vault Policy

When a Recovery Services vault retention policy is replaced, update each database's LTR policy to reference the new id so retention continues uninterrupted. PUT on /backupLongTermRetentionPolicies/{name} with the new recoveryServicesBackupPolicyResourceId atomically swaps the link without losing prior backups. This pattern supports vault consolidation projects and policy rationalisation across business units.

Update the LTR policy on database 'orders-db' to reference the new recovery services backup policy id 'arm-id-of-new-vault-policy'

Agent-Driven LTR Compliance via Jentic

An AI agent uses Jentic to enforce LTR coverage policy: enumerating databases, reading their LTR policies, and applying a default policy where coverage is missing. The agent searches Jentic for 'list azure sql ltr policies on a database', loads the schema, and chains the response into PUT operations where required. Azure AD bearer tokens are sourced from your Jentic One instance per call.

Search Jentic for 'list azure sql ltr policies on a database', list policies on every database under server 'prod-sql-eus', and PUT the default LTR policy on any that lack one

Key Endpoints

3 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for azure sql database backup long term retention policy, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}/backupLongTermRetentionPolicies/{backupLongTermRetentionPolicyName}

Get a long-term retention policy on a database

PUT

Create or update a long-term retention policy

GET

/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}/backupLongTermRetentionPolicies

List long-term retention policies on a database

GET

Get a long-term retention policy on a database

PUT

Create or update a long-term retention policy

GET

/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}/backupLongTermRetentionPolicies

List long-term retention policies on a database

Why Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

Your Azure AD credential is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and exchanged for a short-lived bearer token at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'enable LTR on an Azure SQL database' or 'list azure sql ltr policies on a database', and Jentic returns the matching Microsoft.Sql backupLongTermRetentionPolicies operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the ARM reference.

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FAQs

Specific to using Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy?

Microsoft Azure does not publish an OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started with Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer.

What authentication does the Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy API use?

The API uses Azure Active Directory OAuth 2.0 (the azure_auth scheme) with the user_impersonation scope on https://management.azure.com/. Through Jentic, the bearer token is fetched from your Jentic One instance and injected at call time so the agent never sees the raw client secret.

How do I attach a long-term retention policy to an existing Azure SQL database?

PUT to /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}/backupLongTermRetentionPolicies/{backupLongTermRetentionPolicyName} with a body that includes the recoveryServicesBackupPolicyResourceId of an existing Recovery Services vault policy.

What are the rate limits for the Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy API?

The spec does not declare per-API limits; calls are throttled by Azure Resource Manager's per-subscription budget for read and write operations on Microsoft.Sql. On HTTP 429, honour the Retry-After header before retrying.

How do I list LTR policies on a database through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'list azure sql ltr policies on a database', load the schema for GET /servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}/backupLongTermRetentionPolicies, and execute it. Jentic injects the Azure AD bearer token automatically.

Is the Azure SQL LTR API free?

Control plane calls are free. The underlying long-term retention storage is billed against the Recovery Services vault that the policy references, at standard Azure backup storage rates.

Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Azure SQL Database Backup Long Term Retention Policy API?

Yes. Because you self-host Jentic One, your own rules decide which operations and credentials the agent may use, and you pick from this API's three operations: get a long-term retention policy on a database, list the policies on a database, and create or update a policy. The database identifier travels in the URL path (/servers/{serverName}/databases/{databaseName}/backupLongTermRetentionPolicies/...), so a rule can pin the agent to reading the retention policy on a single database. If you grant only the two read operations, the create-or-update PUT that changes a database's long-term retention policy is never exposed unless you choose to add it.