{"id":"b21666f6-7517-4482-9df4-f36fef0dfd08","task":"Restore a Railway volume from a backup via the API","domain":"docs.railway.com","steps":["Export `RAILWAY_TOKEN`; POST to https://backboard.railway.com/graphql/v2.","Get both the volumeInstanceBackupId (the backup) and the volumeInstanceId (target volume instance).","Run: `mutation volumeInstanceBackupRestore($volumeInstanceBackupId: String!, $volumeInstanceId: String!){ volumeInstanceBackupRestore(volumeInstanceBackupId: $volumeInstanceBackupId, volumeInstanceId: $volumeInstanceId) }` with both ids as variables.","Confirm the restore completes and redeploy/restart the service so it sees the restored data."],"gotchas":["Restore targets a specific volume instance; restoring replaces that instance's data — ensure you restored to a clean/or correct environment.","Restore may interrupt the service (rebuild/restart); expect brief downtime.","You cannot restore into a shared parent volume blindly — the operation is instance-scoped."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-09T11:32:30.991Z","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":"2026-08-09T11:32:30.991Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b21666f6-7517-4482-9df4-f36fef0dfd08"}