# UpdateContinuousBackups
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 `UpdateContinuousBackups` enables or disables point in time recovery for the specified table. A successful `UpdateContinuousBackups` call returns the current `ContinuousBackupsDescription`. Continuous backups are `ENABLED` on all tables at table creation. If point in time recovery is enabled, `PointInTimeRecoveryStatus` will be set to ENABLED.

 Once continuous backups and point in time recovery are enabled, you can restore to any point in time within `EarliestRestorableDateTime` and `LatestRestorableDateTime`. 

 `LatestRestorableDateTime` is typically 5 minutes before the current time. You can restore your table to any point in time in the last 35 days. You can set the `RecoveryPeriodInDays` to any value between 1 and 35 days.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "PointInTimeRecoverySpecification": { 
      "PointInTimeRecoveryEnabled": boolean,
      "RecoveryPeriodInDays": number
   },
   "TableName": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** [PointInTimeRecoverySpecification](#API_UpdateContinuousBackups_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-UpdateContinuousBackups-request-PointInTimeRecoverySpecification"></a>
Represents the settings used to enable point in time recovery.  
Type: [PointInTimeRecoverySpecification](API_PointInTimeRecoverySpecification.md) object  
Required: Yes

 ** [TableName](#API_UpdateContinuousBackups_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-UpdateContinuousBackups-request-TableName"></a>
The name of the table. You can also provide the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the table in this parameter.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.  
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "ContinuousBackupsDescription": { 
      "ContinuousBackupsStatus": "string",
      "PointInTimeRecoveryDescription": { 
         "EarliestRestorableDateTime": number,
         "LatestRestorableDateTime": number,
         "PointInTimeRecoveryStatus": "string",
         "RecoveryPeriodInDays": number
      }
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [ContinuousBackupsDescription](#API_UpdateContinuousBackups_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-UpdateContinuousBackups-response-ContinuousBackupsDescription"></a>
Represents the continuous backups and point in time recovery settings on the table.  
Type: [ContinuousBackupsDescription](API_ContinuousBackupsDescription.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** ContinuousBackupsUnavailableException **   
Backups have not yet been enabled for this table.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InternalServerError **   
An error occurred on the server side.    
 ** message **   
The server encountered an internal error trying to fulfill the request.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** TableNotFoundException **   
A source table with the name `TableName` does not currently exist within the subscriber's account or the subscriber is operating in the wrong AWS Region.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/dynamodb-2012-08-10/UpdateContinuousBackups)