# `POST /backup/{id}/vfs/recover`

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Recover VFS file from a backup

Recovers a specific virtual filesystem (VFS) file from a backup archive into the active VFS directory for the authorized company.

## Path parameters

| Param | Required | Type | Description |
|-------|----------|------|-------------|
| `id` | yes | string | Backup identifier (e.g. backup-2026-10-14_02-00-00, backup-2026-10-14, backup-2026-10) |

## Body (JSON)

| Field | Required | Type | Description |
|-------|----------|------|-------------|
| `path` | yes | string | Relative path of the VFS file to recover |
| `companyId` | no | integer | Optional company ID (defaults to user's selected company) |

```json
{
  "path": "…",
  "companyId": 1
}
```

## Response `200`

VFS file recovered successfully

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "backupId": "…",
  "companyId": 1,
  "path": "…",
  "sizeBytes": 1,
  "mime": "…"
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 400 | Validation error or path escapes boundary — `{"error":"…"}` |
| 403 | Not authorized for the company — `{"error":"…"}` |
| 404 | Backup or file not found — `{"error":"…"}` |
| 500 | Internal server error — `{"error":"…"}` |

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