I want to take the backup of existing spaces in confluence v5.3 without exporting the space dump.

[N P]

Is there any way to take the backup of all spaces in confluence v5.3 without using its UI i.e without exporting space deump from UI?

[Steve Thornhill]

You can export spaces from the command line using the rest api. Or use the Bob Swift CLI tools to perform that action. 

[N P]

Is there any rest api to export the spaces from confluence v5.3 ?

If yes then please provide the link to explore that api.

[Steve Thornhill]

You can find all the details here - https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/confluence-server-rest-api/