{
  "id": "backup-seal",
  "title": "BACKUP SEAL",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-seal/",
  "summary": "Freeze the current backup (BASE + INCR + manifest).",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "develop",
    "stack",
    "oss",
    "rs",
    "rc",
    "oss",
    "kubernetes",
    "clients"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-07-30T08:54:30-07:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "c646d108cab87342df301a2ca7e10563208ee72da7250702faff27759b057864",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Freezes the current backup, producing the final immutable file set: the BASE snapshot, the incremental append-only file (INCR), and a standalone manifest."
    },
    {
      "id": "examples",
      "title": "Examples",
      "role": "example",
      "text": "[code example]"
    },
    {
      "id": "details",
      "title": "Details",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "`BACKUP SEAL` moves the backup state machine from `incrementing` to `sealed`. Restore loads `BASE + INCR`, so the restored dataset reflects the state at the seal boundary, not merely the earlier BASE snapshot. Sealing performs the following steps:\n\n* Flushes and fsyncs the current INCR file.\n* Hard-links the INCR file into the backup directory.\n* Writes a standalone manifest that references only this backup's `{BASE, INCR}` file set.\n* Rotates the live AOF when AOF persistence is enabled.\n* Stops and removes the temporary AOF state when the backup created it for an `appendonly no` instance.\n\nAfter sealing, the file set is complete and immutable. The data plane can copy the files reported by [`BACKUP LIST`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-list), then call [`BACKUP CLEANUP`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-cleanup) to release them.\n\nFor the full workflow and restore procedure, see [Redis persistence](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/management/persistence#online-backups-with-the-backup-command-family)."
    },
    {
      "id": "redis-software-and-redis-cloud-compatibility",
      "title": "Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "| Redis<br />Software | Redis<br />Cloud | <span style=\"min-width: 9em; display: table-cell\">Notes</span> |\n|:----------------------|:-----------------|:------|\n| <span title=\"Not supported\">&#x274c; Standard</span><br /><span title=\"Not supported\"><nobr>&#x274c; Active-Active</nobr></span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">&#x274c; Standard</span><br /><span title=\"Not supported\"><nobr>&#x274c; Active-Active</nobr></span> |  |"
    },
    {
      "id": "return-information",
      "title": "Return information",
      "role": "returns",
      "text": "**RESP2:**\n\n[Simple string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#simple-strings): `OK`.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\n[Simple string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#simple-strings): `OK`."
    },
    {
      "id": "see-also",
      "title": "See also",
      "role": "related",
      "text": "[`BACKUP START`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-start/) | [`BACKUP STATUS`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-status/) | [`BACKUP LIST`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-list/) | [`BACKUP ABORT`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-abort/) | [`BACKUP CLEANUP`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/backup-cleanup/)"
    },
    {
      "id": "related-topics",
      "title": "Related topics",
      "role": "related",
      "text": "- [Redis persistence](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/management/persistence)"
    }
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "examples-ex0",
      "language": "plaintext",
      "code": "127.0.0.1:6379> BACKUP SEAL\nOK",
      "section_id": "examples"
    }
  ]
}