# Fdbbackup to blobstore failed using blob\_credentials

**URL:** <https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/fdbbackup-to-blobstore-failed-using-blob-credentials/2794>\
**Category:** Using FoundationDB\
**Created:** [July 16, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/fdbbackup-to-blobstore-failed-using-blob-credentials/2794 "2021-07-16T02:42:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.foundationdb.org/t/fdbbackup-to-blobstore-failed-using-blob-credentials/2794/1 "2021-07-16T02:42:49Z")

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Hi All,

Trying to get fdbbackup working with a blobstore (in this case s3). First, I could get this to work by using the following command:

```auto
$ fdbbackup start -d "blobstore://<aws_api_key>:<aws_secret>@s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/test1?bucket=<my_bucket>&sc=0"

```

This works fine, I can see the backup marker created in my S3 bucket under `backup` prefix and the data for `test1` created under `data` prefix.

The problem I’m facing is I’m unable to successfully complete the backup using `--blob_credentials` file. If I do the following:

```auto
$ fdbbackup start --blob_credentials aws_s3_creds.json -d "blobstore://<aws_api_key>@s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/test1?bucket=<my_bucket>&sc=0" 

```

I have the following result:

1. The “marker” file (I’m assuming this is a marker since it’s a 0 sized file) is created, but
2. The data is missing

Checking the status:

```auto
fdbbackup status

The backup on tag `default' is in progress to blobstore://<aws_api_key>@s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/test10?bucket=<my_bucket>&sc=0.
BackupUID: 2de7afb2bd35369ad538988461de1dc5
BackupURL: blobstore://<aws_api_key>@s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/test10?bucket=<my_bucket>&sc=0
Snapshot interval is 864000 seconds. The initial snapshot is still running.

Details:
 LogBytes written - 0
 RangeBytes written - 0
 Last complete log version and timestamp - 1279847190781, 2021/07/16.09:52:52+1000
 Last complete snapshot version and timestamp - N/A, N/A
 Current Snapshot start version and timestamp - 1279847190781, 2021/07/16.09:52:52+1000
 Expected snapshot end version and timestamp - 1279847190781, 2021/07/16.09:52:52+1000
 Backup supposed to stop at next snapshot completion - Yes

```

Eventually I saw the following error:

```auto
Recent Errors (since initialization)
1.33 minute(s) ago : 'HTTP response code not received or indicated failure' on 'file_backup_write_logs_5.2'

```

I believe my credentials file format & content is correct because I can see this “marker” file is created and also if I do this:

```auto
$ fdbbackup list -b "blobstore://<aws_api_key>@s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com?bucket=<my_bucket>&sc=0" --blob_credentials aws_s3_creds.json 

```

returns my backup here (looks like just a list of files from the backup directory not the data directory)

Update: since creating this post I installed Minio in my local machine and did the same test. Interestingly I have the exact same issue: with the secret in the blobstore URL it works, but with the secret in blob\_credetials file I can see the backup marker but not the actual backup.

Could anyone help?