diff --git a/rocksdb/backup.pxd b/rocksdb/backup.pxd
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+from libcpp cimport bool as cpp_bool
+from libcpp.string cimport string
+from libcpp.vector cimport vector
+from libc.stdint cimport uint32_t
+from libc.stdint cimport int64_t
+from libc.stdint cimport uint64_t
+
+from status cimport Status
+from db cimport DB
+from env cimport Env
+
+cdef extern from "utilities/backupable_db.h" namespace "rocksdb":
+    ctypedef uint32_t BackupID
+
+    cdef cppclass BackupableDBOptions:
+        BackupableDBOptions(const string& backup_dir)
+
+    cdef struct BackupInfo:
+        BackupID backup_id
+        int64_t timestamp
+        uint64_t size
+
+    cdef cppclass BackupEngine:
+        Status CreateNewBackup(DB*, cpp_bool) nogil except+
+        Status PurgeOldBackups(uint32_t) nogil except+
+        Status DeleteBackup(BackupID) nogil except+
+        void StopBackup() nogil except+
+        void GetBackupInfo(vector[BackupInfo]*) nogil except+
+        Status RestoreDBFromBackup(BackupID, string&, string&) nogil except+
+        Status RestoreDBFromLatestBackup(string&, string&) nogil except+
+        void DeleteBackupsNewerThan(uint64_t) nogil except+
+
+    cdef BackupEngine* NewBackupEngine "rocksdb::BackupEngine::NewBackupEngine"(
+            Env*,
+            BackupableDBOptions&)
diff --git a/rocksdb/env.pxd b/rocksdb/env.pxd
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+cdef extern from "rocksdb/env.h" namespace "rocksdb":
+    cdef cppclass Env:
+        Env()
+
+    cdef Env* Env_Default "rocksdb::Env::Default"()