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## Actions

The **Backup** integration exposes an action that can be used to automate the backup
The **Backup** integration exposes actions that can be used to automate the backup
process.

However, it is no longer needed to create your own automation. Follow these steps to [set up an automatic backup from the UI](/common-tasks/general/#setting-up-an-automatic-backup-process).
### Action {% my developer_call_service service="backup.create_automatic" %}

The {% my developer_call_service service="backup.create_automatic" %} action can be used
to create a backup of your Home Assistant instance, using the same settings as those used
by [automatic backups](/common-tasks/general/#setting-up-an-automatic-backup-process).

This action can be called to create backups with pre-defined settings at a more flexible
schedule than the schedule which can be configured for automatic backups.

The action has no additional options or parameters.

Example action:

```yaml
action: backup.create_automatic
```
### Action {% my developer_call_service service="backup.create" %}
The {% my developer_call_service service="backup.create" %} action can be used
to create a backup for your Home Assistant instance.
to create a backup of your Home Assistant instance.
This action is only available in [core and container installations](/installation/#advanced-installation-methods).
The action has no additional options or parameters.
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