| Parameter Name | Description | Required |
| allowuserdrivenbackups | Whether users are allowed to create ad-hoc backups and backup schedules when using this offering. | true |
| description | The description of the backup offering | true |
| name | Backup offering name. | true |
| zoneid | Restrict the backup offering to the Zone identified by this ID. | true |
| allowextractfile | Whether files may be extracted from backups or not. | false |
| allowquickrestore | Whether quick restore is enabled for the backups or not. | false |
| backupchainsize | Backup chain size for backups created with this offering. | false |
| compress | Whether the backups should be compressed or not. | false |
| compressionlibrary | Compression library, for offerings that support compression. Accepted values are zstd and zlib. By default, zstd is used for images that support it. If the image only supports zlib, it will be used regardless of this parameter. | false |
| domainid | Restrict the backup offering to the Domains identified by these IDs. | false |
| validate | Whether the backups should be validated or not. | false |
| validationsteps | Which validation steps should be performed. Accepts a comma-separated list of steps. Accepted values are: wait_for_boot, screenshot and execute_command. | false |