Products: Managed Backup (Agent), Managed Backup (Web)
Article ID: m0751Last Modified: 26-Aug-2026
Add Backblaze B2 Storage Account
To add Backblaze B2 backup destination to Managed Backup service:
- Open the Management Console.
- Open the Backup > Storage Accounts page.

- Click + to launch the Create a new Backup Destination wizard.

- On the Storage type step select Backblaze B2. Click Next.
- On the Storage account step, select an existing storage account or create a new one. By default, existing storage accounts are displayed. To add a new storage account, click Create a new storage account.

- Specify the display name for the backup destination, Key ID or Account ID and Application key to access the specific endpoint associated with the specific region in the storage. Click Next.

- Click Next. Now you can set the backup destination.
- Specify the bucket. In the Destination display name field, specify the bucket name which will be displayed as a backup destination, then select whether you will use an existing bucket or create a new one:
- Select the Create New option to create a new bucket. Name the bucket.
- Select the Select Existing option to use the existing bucket, then select it in the drop-down list. Also you can select an external bucket you have access to.
- For the buckets with Object Lock turned on, you can enable Default Object Lock features.
- Enable Object Lock for GFS backups feature. Otherwise this functionality might be permanently disabled. Disable it if this functionality is not needed.

- Select the companies or users to assign to the storage account.
Note that it may take a while to assign companies and users to the storage account
- Click Next.
- View the storage account summary, then click Save.
Added storage account appears in the grid.

Refer to Manage Storage Accounts for more information on how to manage the added Backblaze B2 storage account.