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title: Quickstart - Configure vaulted backup for Azure Blob Storage using Azure CLI
description: Learn how to configure vaulted backup for Azure Blob Storage using Azure CLI, from policy creation to backup enablement.
ms.devlang: azurecli
ms.topic: quickstart
ms.date: 06/25/2026
ms.custom: mvc, devx-track-azurecli, mode-api
ms.service: azure-backup
author: AbhishekMallick-MS
ms.author: v-mallicka
# Customer intent: As a cloud administrator, I want to configure vaulted backup for Azure Blobs using CLI, so that I can automate the backup process and ensure data protection for my cloud resources.
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# Quickstart: Configure vaulted backup for Azure Blobs using Azure Backup via Azure CLI
This quickstart describes how to configure vaulted backup for Azure Blob Storage using Azure CLI. You can also [configure backup using REST API](backup-azure-dataprotection-use-rest-api-backup-blobs.md).
[!INCLUDE [blob-vaulted-backup-introduction.md](../../includes/blob-vaulted-backup-introduction.md)]
## Prerequisites
Before you configure blob vaulted backup, ensure that:
- You review the [support matrix](../backup/blob-backup-support-matrix.md) to learn about the Azure Blob region availability, supported scenarios, and limitations.
- Have a Backup vault to configure Azure Blob backup. If you don't have a Backup vault, [create one](../backup/backup-blobs-storage-account-cli.md#create-a-backup-vault).
- Install the Azure CLI `dataprotection` extension version 1.10.0 or later to configure auto-protection for present and future containers.
## Create a backup policy
[!INCLUDE [blob-backup-create-policy](../../includes/blob-backup-create-policy-cli.md)]
## Configure backup
[!INCLUDE [blob-backup-configure-policy](../../includes/blob-backup-configure-policy-cli.md)]
## Prepare the request to configure blob backup
[!INCLUDE [blob-backup-prepare-request](../../includes/blob-backup-prepare-request-cli.md)]
## Next steps
Restore Azure Blobs by Azure Backup using [Azure portal](blob-restore.md), [Azure PowerShell](restore-blobs-storage-account-ps.md), [Azure CLI](restore-blobs-storage-account-cli.md), [REST API](backup-azure-dataprotection-use-rest-api-restore-blobs.md).