# create_backup

Takes a backup on a Cloud SQL instance. Always populate the project and instance fields on the request. The location (region) and description of the backup may also be optionally provided, in which case the corresponding request fields should also be populated.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_backup`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/create-backup

## Facts

- Tool: `create_backup`
- Server: Mcp (`https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 4 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `project` | string | yes | Required. Project ID of the project that contains the instance. |
| `instance` | string | yes | Required. Cloud SQL instance ID. This does not include the project ID. |
| `location` | string | no | Optional. Location of the backup run. |
| `description` | string | no | Optional. The description of this backup run. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "create_backup",
    "arguments": {
      "project": "<project>",
      "instance": "<instance>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why create_backup is rated Medium

Creating a backup is a write operation that creates a new cloud resource. While backups are protective in nature, the action itself creates persistent data/state that consumes resources and requires cleanup. It's reversible (backups can be deleted) and doesn't directly modify or destroy production data, so it ranks below Destructive/Execute.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'create_backup' and description 'Takes a backup on a Cloud SQL instance' indicate creating a new backup artifact without deleting or modifying existing data."

## Use case

AI agents use create_backup to create or update resources in Mcp, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_backup": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_backup_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp (14)

- `execute_sql` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/execute-sql.md
- `execute_sql_readonly` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/execute-sql-readonly.md
- `postgres_upgrade_precheck` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/postgres-upgrade-precheck.md
- `get_instance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/get-instance.md
- `get_operation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/get-operation.md
- `list_instances` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/list-instances.md
- `list_users` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/list-users.md
- `clone_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/clone-instance.md
- `create_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/create-instance.md
- `create_user` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/create-user.md
- `import_data` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/import-data.md
- `restore_backup` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/restore-backup.md
- `update_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/update-instance.md
- `update_user` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp/update-user.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-googleapis-sqladmin-mcp