{"id":"9cf9cd6a-39e3-45d6-99b6-e937a15c9308","task":"Lock a Railway volume backup to prevent expiration via the API","domain":"docs.railway.com","steps":["Export `RAILWAY_TOKEN`; POST to https://backboard.railway.com/graphql/v2.","Identify the volumeInstanceBackupId and its volumeInstanceId.","Run: `mutation volumeInstanceBackupLock($volumeInstanceBackupId: String!, $volumeInstanceId: String!){ volumeInstanceBackupLock(volumeInstanceBackupId: $volumeInstanceBackupId, volumeInstanceId: $volumeInstanceId) }` with both ids.","Verify expiresAt no longer advances/gets pruned (backup is held)."],"gotchas":["Locking prevents the scheduled/retention expiry from deleting the backup.","Locked backups still consume storage and may count toward plan limits; unlock/delete when no longer needed."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-09T11:32:42.960Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-09T11:32:42.960Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/9cf9cd6a-39e3-45d6-99b6-e937a15c9308"}