diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/backups/requests.go b/rackspace/db/v1/backups/requests.go
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+package backups
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/racker/perigee"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
+)
+
+type CreateOptsBuilder interface {
+	ToBackupCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error)
+}
+
+type CreateOpts struct {
+	Name string
+
+	InstanceID string
+
+	Description string
+}
+
+func (opts CreateOpts) ToBackupCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	if opts.Name == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("Name is a required field")
+	}
+	if opts.InstanceID == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("InstanceID is a required field")
+	}
+
+	backup := map[string]interface{}{
+		"name":     opts.Name,
+		"instance": opts.InstanceID,
+	}
+
+	if opts.Description != "" {
+		backup["description"] = opts.Description
+	}
+
+	return map[string]interface{}{"backup": backup}, nil
+}
+
+func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOptsBuilder) CreateResult {
+	var res CreateResult
+
+	reqBody, err := opts.ToBackupCreateMap()
+	if err != nil {
+		res.Err = err
+		return res
+	}
+
+	_, res.Err = perigee.Request("POST", baseURL(client), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		ReqBody:     &reqBody,
+		Results:     &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	})
+
+	return res
+}
+
+type ListOptsBuilder interface {
+	ToBackupListQuery() (string, error)
+}
+
+type ListOpts struct {
+	Datastore string `q:"datastore"`
+}
+
+func (opts ListOpts) ToBackupListQuery() (string, error) {
+	q, err := gophercloud.BuildQueryString(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return q.String(), nil
+}
+
+func List(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts ListOptsBuilder) pagination.Pager {
+	url := baseURL(client)
+
+	if opts != nil {
+		query, err := opts.ToBackupListQuery()
+		if err != nil {
+			return pagination.Pager{Err: err}
+		}
+		url += query
+	}
+
+	pageFn := func(r pagination.PageResult) pagination.Page {
+		return BackupPage{pagination.SinglePageBase(r)}
+	}
+
+	return pagination.NewPager(client, url, pageFn)
+}
+
+func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) GetResult {
+	var res GetResult
+
+	_, res.Err = perigee.Request("GET", resourceURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		Results:     &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:     []int{200},
+	})
+
+	return res
+}
+
+func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) DeleteResult {
+	var res DeleteResult
+
+	_, res.Err = perigee.Request("DELETE", resourceURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	})
+
+	return res
+}