Copy a link to a prepared database backup

In the application view of the VIP Dashboard:

1. Select an environment from the environment dropdown located at the upper left of the VIP Dashboard.
2. Select “Database” from the sidebar navigation at the left of the screen.
3. Select “Database Backups” from the submenu.

Database Backup copies that are available for download are displayed near the top of the Database Backups panel below the label “Active Backup Copy“.

A shareable link to an available backup file can be copied by selecting the “Copy Link” button.

The link has a 15 minute expiration.

Generate a Database Backup copy file with the VIP-CLI command vip export sql and include the --skip-download option to prevent the download of the file and instead retrieve a shareable download URL for the file.

The link has a 15 minute expiration.

This method is useful for automation workflows or for downloading the file at a later time.

When vip export sql is run with the --skip-download option the step to check for sufficient download space on the user’s local machine will be skipped.

Example command and output:

$ vip @example-app.production export sql --skip-download

✓ Preparing for backup download 
  - Exporting database backup with timestamp 2025-12-08T17:03:08.000Z
✓ Creating backup copy 
✓ Requesting download link 
  - Download URL: https://vipgo-site-import.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/db_backups/2025-12-08T1703UTC-example-app.go-vip.net-db-backup.sql.gz?X-Amz-Algorithm=abcdefg&X-Amz-Credential=X-Amz-Signature=123456
- Checking if there's enough storage 
- Downloading file