public void createBackup(String name, boolean force) { int specialTimeout = 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 minutes client.getConfig().withReadTimeout(specialTimeout); client.getConfig().withConnectionTimeout(specialTimeout); UriBuilder builder = client.uriBuilder(BACKUP_CREATE_URL); addQueryParam(builder, "tag", name); if (force) { addQueryParam(builder, "force", true); } client.postURI(String.class, builder.build()); }