# BACKUP SET

Config path: `/<database>/<schema>/backup_set/<name>.yaml`

Example for database:

```yaml
object_type: DATABASE
object_name: my_database
```

Example for schema:

```yaml
object_type: SCHEMA
object_name: my_database.my_schema
```

Example for table:

```yaml
object_type: TABLE
object_name: my_table
backup_policy: my_snapshot_policy
```

## Schema

* <mark style="background-color:red;">**object\_type**</mark> (str) - type of objects to create backups for: database, schema or table
* <mark style="background-color:red;">**object\_name**</mark> (ident) - name of object to create backups for
* **backup\_policy** (ident) - name of [backup policy](/basic/yaml-configs/backup-policy.md)
* **comment** (str)

## Links

* [CREATE BACKUP SET](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/create-backup-set)
* [ALTER BACKUP SET](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-backup-set)
* [SHOW BACKUP SETS](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/show-backup-sets)
* [Parser & JSON Schema (GitHub)](https://github.com/littleK0i/SnowDDL/blob/master/snowddl/parser/backup_set.py)


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