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# Create Database Dump

> Reference for merged 0.6.0 source. The latest verified binary release is 0.5.5; use your Engine’s /api/openapi.json for its installed contract.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /engine/openapi.json post /api/databases/{name}/dump
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: nerditd
  version: 0.6.0
  description: >-
    Current source interface (0.6.0); verify your installed Engine version. This
    is not a claim that 0.6.0 is released.
servers:
  - url: http://127.0.0.1:9321
    description: Default local Engine; use your configured endpoint.
security: []
paths:
  /api/databases/{name}/dump:
    post:
      tags:
        - Databases
      summary: Create Database Dump
      description: >-
        Reference for merged 0.6.0 source. The latest verified binary release is
        0.5.5; use your Engine’s /api/openapi.json for its installed contract.
      operationId: create_database_dump
      parameters:
        - name: name
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            title: Name
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseDumpRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseDumpResponse'
          description: HTTP 200 response
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
          description: HTTP 422 response
components:
  schemas:
    DatabaseDumpRequest:
      properties:
        timeout_s:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          title: Timeout S
          default: 900
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      title: DatabaseDumpRequest
    DatabaseDumpResponse:
      properties:
        service_name:
          type: string
          title: Service Name
        dump:
          type: string
          title: Dump
        size_bytes:
          type: integer
          title: Size Bytes
        sha256:
          type: string
          title: Sha256
        engine:
          type: string
          title: Engine
        format:
          type: string
          title: Format
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          title: Created At
        duration_s:
          type: number
          title: Duration S
      type: object
      required:
        - service_name
        - dump
        - size_bytes
        - sha256
        - engine
        - format
        - created_at
        - duration_s
      title: DatabaseDumpResponse
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError

````