Restore site backups confidently with persistent CMS IDs and more

<p id="">Previously, restoring a site backup would cause CMS collection and item IDs –as well as Ecommerce, Page, and Asset IDs–&nbsp; to reset, requiring developers to reconfigure any API connections keyed off of those IDs.&nbsp;</p><figure id="" class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" style="max-width:2560px" data-rt-type="image" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="2560px"><div id=""><img src="<https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64f9399ca7d13575ff21a675/65fd9c69fcbc47dca2dc15a6SlashUpdates1280x720Stable%20IDs%20(1).jpg>" loading="lazy" alt="__wf_reserved_inherit" width="auto" height="auto" id=""></div><figcaption id="">Previously, restoring a site backup would cause CMS, Ecomm, Page, and Asset IDs to reset</figcaption></figure><p id="">Through our recent investments to make these IDs persistent, you can now confidently restore site backups without worrying about disrupting existing API connections.&nbsp;</p><figure id="" class="w-richtext-figure-type-image w-richtext-align-fullwidth" style="max-width:2560px" data-rt-type="image" data-rt-align="fullwidth" data-rt-max-width="2560px"><div id=""><img src="<https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64f9399ca7d13575ff21a675/65fda1095725b30867759691SlashUpdates1280x720Stable%20IDs%20(3)-1.webp>" loading="lazy" alt="__wf_reserved_inherit" width="auto" height="auto" id=""></div><figcaption id="">With persistent CMS, Ecommerce, Page, and Asset IDs, you can now confidently restore site backups disrupting existing API connections.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure><p id="">‍<em id="">Please note: </em>This update applies to all site backups moving forward, not historical site backups. If you restore a historical site backup, your CMS, Ecommerce, Page, and Asset IDs will reset. If you’ve never restored a site backup, your IDs are persistent now and retroactively (in other words, you’re in the clear!).</p><p id="">To learn how to save and restore site backups, visit <a href="<https://university.webflow.com/lesson/backups?topics=site-settings>">Webflow University.</a></p>