Update backup schedule

Update a Pinecone backup schedule using the API, including pausing with enabled, changing frequency, and adjusting the retention expire_after_days.

PATCH /backup-schedules/{schedule_id}

Python

# pip install --upgrade pinecone
import os
from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key=os.environ["PINECONE_API_KEY"])

schedule = pc.backup_schedules.update(
    schedule_id="SCHEDULE_ID",
    enabled=False,
    frequency="weekly",
    retention_days=14,
)
print(schedule)

This endpoint requires X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-07.

Update a backup schedule. Send only the fields you want to change. All body fields are optional.

Path parameters

schedule_id · string · required

The ID of the backup schedule to update.

Body parameters

enabled · boolean

Whether the schedule is enabled. Set to false to pause the schedule without deleting it.

frequency · string

How often backups are created. One of daily, weekly, or monthly.

retention · object

The retention policy for backups created by this schedule.

Show retention properties

expire_after_days · integer

The number of days after which backups created by this schedule are automatically deleted.

Python

# pip install --upgrade pinecone
import os
from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key=os.environ["PINECONE_API_KEY"])

schedule = pc.backup_schedules.update(
    schedule_id="SCHEDULE_ID",
    enabled=False,
    frequency="weekly",
    retention_days=14,
)
print(schedule)