rank-math/list-backups lists existing Rank Math settings backups with their keys and dates.
Pass a key to rank-math/manage-backup to restore or delete it.
At a glance
| Ability | rank-math/list-backups |
| Toolset | Rank Math — toolset/rank-math |
| Group | Rank Math › Status, Backups & Tools |
| Requires | Rank Math SEO, active on the site |
| Capability | manage_options |
| Safety | Read-only — changes nothing |
| Repeatable | Idempotent — running it twice leaves the same result |
| Ships in | AcrossAI Abilities Manager 0.0.34 and later |
How it works
The date is the only distinguishing feature. Backups carry no label and no note about why they were taken, so identifying the right one to restore means knowing when the change you regret happened.
Rank Math creates one automatically before every import, which means a site that has imported settings has a backup of the state immediately before — often the most useful one on the list.
Reading this before an import is worth the call: knowing what you can roll back to is different from assuming something exists.
Backups are settings only. They do not include post meta, redirections, the 404 log or analytics data, so restoring one does not undo content changes.
Input
This ability takes no input.
What comes back
| Name | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
backups | array | Each backup with its key and date. |
count | integer | How many exist. |
success | boolean | Whether the call completed. |
message | string | A one-line summary of what happened, suitable for showing a human. |
error_code | string | Present only on failure — a stable machine-readable reason, such as a missing field, a wrong field type or an unmet confirmation. |
Example
Ask your assistant:
What Rank Math backups do we have?
It resolves to one call:
{
"ability": "rank-math/list-backups",
"parameters": {}
}Worth knowing
- Dates are the only identifier. There are no labels.
- An automatic backup exists before every import.
- Settings only — no post meta, redirections or logs.
Related abilities
- Restore or Delete Rank Math Backup — act on one
- Create Rank Math Settings Backup — add another
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