# Using the SQLite Online Backup API

**URL:** <https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/using-the-sqlite-online-backup-api/2631>\
**Category:** SQLCipher\
**Created:** [February 2, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/using-the-sqlite-online-backup-api/2631 "2018-02-02T17:10:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/using-the-sqlite-online-backup-api/2631/4 "2024-10-31T14:03:48Z")

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**UPDATE:** As of [SQLCipher 4.3.0](https://www.zetetic.net/blog/2019/12/20/sqlcipher-430-release/), the online backup API is now supported. The only limitation is that you need to use it with the same type of database. It supports encrypted-to-encrypted or plaintext-to-plaintext backups, but not mixed types (e.g., encrypted-to-plaintext or plaintext-to-encrypted).

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