Wp-calypso: Coming Soon & Private on Atomic: Cannot download Jetpack backups

Created on 3 Jun 2020 · 2Comments · Source: Automattic/wp-calypso

While in Coming Soon or Private mode on Atomic, Jetpack backups cannot be downloaded.

When you attempt to download a backup via My Site > Tools > Activity & Backups, a file is fetched here’s an example from my test site https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/sites/177795490/rewind/downloads/252344/data?token=yZok6kxnXEcYrTmMp9xwRiiiQ6JjhmZv7t8A5XN0fL8rp26CWjmic4xUkAkfsAIw

A related issue is that backups made while in Coming Soon or Private mode do not appear in the activity log. If the site was public at some point, backups may be visible; however, they cannot be downloaded if the site is back in Coming Soon or Private mode.

Related: #42960

See internal comments at paObgF-Ui-p2#comment-2281

Notes from @adamziel

When the site is private, the get_vp_site used in vaultpress API returns false. This in turn breaks the rewind download public-api endpoint. This is pretty interesting – we’ve been testing downloading backups before this feature was launched and it did not break like that.

paObgF-Ui-p2#comment-2290

Steps to reproduce

Starting at URL: WordPress.com with an Atomic site selected.
Ensure the site is in Private or Coming Soon mode under Manage > Settings
Go to My Site > Tools > Activity & Backups
Select a backup to download, wait for it to generate, click the Download button.
See Invalid download URL message