Is there an API to backup dashboard and analyses?

Question & Answer
1

I would like to take a backup of all Quicksight dashboards and analyses using APIs.
Is there a way we use the QuickSight APIs. If so, which APIs we can use to create backups?

2

Hi,
You cannot export the QuickSight metadata of an analysis/dashboard through APIs.

If an analysis is deleted (from the QuickSight UI ) , you can recover it within 30 days . More details here : delete-analysis — AWS CLI 2.7.27 Command Reference
You can then restore the analysis : restore-analysis — AWS CLI 2.7.27 Command Reference
The dashboard if deleted, you can publish it again from the analysis.

Future : Assets as code once available will help with backup : https://democentral.learnquicksight.online/#Dashboard-FeatureDemo-Assets-As-Code

Regards,
Koushik

3

Thanks for the pointers.
Not sure what exactly does the “delete-analysis” actually do and when to use it?
I understand the restore-analysis API can be used to restore a deleted analysis as long as its less than 30 days (default).

When do you expect the “Assets as code” to be available?

4

Normally, one would not use the CLI command delete-analysis. However, that is what is invoked behind the scenes when someone (by mistake) deletes an analysis via the GUI.

5

Flagging this as a feature-request.

#feature-request