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// backup_and_restore/application_backup_and_restore/oadp-api.adoc
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= BackupLocation type

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The following are `BackupLocation` {oadp-short} APIs:

.BackupLocation
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|Property|Type|Description

|`velero`
|*link:https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1#BackupStorageLocationSpec[velero.BackupStorageLocationSpec]
|Location to store volume snapshots, as described in link:https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1#BackupStorageLocation[Backup Storage Location].

|`bucket`
| *link:https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/openshift/oadp-operator/api/v1alpha1#CloudStorageLocation[CloudStorageLocation]
| Automates creation of a bucket at some cloud storage providers for use as a backup storage location.
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:FeatureName: The `bucket` parameter
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.Additional resources
* link:https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/openshift/oadp-operator/api/v1alpha1#BackupLocation[Complete schema definitions for the type `BackupLocation`]