diff --git a/docker_backups.py b/docker_backups.py
index ef6d7d8..c1bff60 100644
--- a/docker_backups.py
+++ b/docker_backups.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import subprocess
+import requests
 print("Backup gitlab")
 cmnd = 'docker exec -t gitlab gitlab-backup create SKIP=artifacts,repositories,registry,uploads,builds,pages,lfs,packages,terraform_state'
 status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmnd)
@@ -8,4 +9,24 @@ status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmnd)
 cmnd = "docker exec nextcloud-db-1 sh -c 'exec mysqldump --single-transaction -h localhost -u nextcloud -pl4c1j4yd33Du5lo nextcloud' > /share/docker_data/__backups/nextcloudDB_$now.sql"
 status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmnd)
 cmnd = "docker exec --user www-data nextcloud-app-1 php occ maintenance:mode --off"
-status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmnd)
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+status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmnd)
+
+
+headers = {
+    'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+    'x-api-key':'ptr_gfwpbP4AUDhZ4uoPmSfNUGqZq+gescoele8reP/l/GU=',
+}
+
+json_data = {
+    'password': 'l4c1j4yd33Du5lo',
+}
+
+response = requests.post('https://portainer.sectorq.eu/api/backup', headers=headers, json=json_data, verify=False)
+
+# Note: json_data will not be serialized by requests
+# exactly as it was in the original request.
+#data = '{ "password": "" }'
+#response = requests.post('https://portainer.sectorq.eu/api/backup', headers=headers, data=data, verify=False)
+
+with open('/share/docker_data/__backups/portainer_snapshot.tar.gz', 'wb') as f:
+    f.write(response.content)
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