Backup & Archive (v4.6.13) - Monthly Release Notes

Release Details - Backup & Archive - v4.6.13 - May 26, 2026

This article is intended for Salesforce administrators, compliance officers, and IT teams responsible for managing Salesforce backups and data governance.

Release Type

• Monthly
• Applies to Flosum-hosted and self-hosted

Prerequisites

• A registered and configured Flosum Cloud Apps tenant
• Appropriate Flosum user permissions (SystemAdministrator or equivalent)

Summary

This article documents the monthly release for Backup & Archive (v4.6.13). This release introduces the public Backup & Archive API and Global Settings API, and adds a configurable Retention Policy that automates the removal of aged backup and archive data at the organization level.

External API Access

This release introduces the public Backup & Archive API and Global Settings API endpoints, enabling customers to integrate Backup & Archive directly into their own workflows, automation pipelines, and downstream systems.

With public API access, administrators and developers can:

• Start and monitor backup and archive jobs.
• Create and manage scheduled backup and archive jobs.
• Embed Backup & Archive functionality into third-party tooling and internal applications.

For endpoint specifications, authentication requirements, and request/response schemas, see the official API Documentation.

• API Quickstart

Retention Policy

Retention Policy allows users to automate the removal of backed-up and archived data after a configured period. This helps control storage growth and aligns data lifecycles with internal governance and compliance requirements, without the risk of accidental data loss from manual cleanup.

Retention Policy is configured per organization under Organization Settings. See the following article to learn more about Retention Policies and how to add them.

• Changing Retention Policy Settings

Two retention windows can be configured independently:

• Backup Keep For: Defines the retention window for backup data. Versions older than this period become eligible for automatic deletion.
• Archive Keep For: Defines the retention window for archival data. Versions older than this period become eligible for automatic deletion.

Two Records Retained

Regardless of the configured retention period, the system always retains the two most recent versions of any record. This helps prevent data loss from accidental deletions or data corruptions.