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# [Cosmos DB - Configure Seven Day Continuous Backup Retention using Terraform](https://jamescook.dev/terraform-cosmosdb-7-day-continuous-backup?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When you create a Cosmos DB instance in Azure with Terraform and set backup to Continuous, you might notice that in the current AzureRM provider (3.27.0), you cannot configure any additional settings. You can only specify Continuous, which will resul...

Oct 17, 2022 · 3 min read · jamescook.dev  
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[Jun 19, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/terraform-cosmosdb-7-day-continuous-backup/634d024af61540755275ba18/comment/648fa7cd6129350e2e11c9b4)

Thanks for this tip. Could you also share information on how a restore can be performed to either the same or new cosmos db NoSQL api account using terraform from a continuous backup?