diff --git a/pbs-api-types/src/lib.rs b/pbs-api-types/src/lib.rs
index 6bae4a52..e73f1f8a 100644
--- a/pbs-api-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pbs-api-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ pub use ad::*;
 mod remote;
 pub use remote::*;
 
+mod pathpatterns;
+pub use pathpatterns::*;
+
 mod tape;
 pub use tape::*;
 
diff --git a/pbs-api-types/src/pathpatterns.rs b/pbs-api-types/src/pathpatterns.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c40926a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pbs-api-types/src/pathpatterns.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+use proxmox_schema::{const_regex, ApiStringFormat, ApiType, ArraySchema, Schema, StringSchema};
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+const_regex! {
+     pub PATH_PATTERN_REGEX = concat!(r"^.+[^\\]$");
+}
+
+pub const PATH_PATTERN_FORMAT: ApiStringFormat = ApiStringFormat::Pattern(&PATH_PATTERN_REGEX);
+
+pub const PATH_PATTERN_SCHEMA: Schema =
+    StringSchema::new("Path or match pattern for matching filenames.")
+        .format(&PATH_PATTERN_FORMAT)
+        .schema();
+
+pub const PATH_PATTERN_LIST_SCHEMA: Schema = ArraySchema::new(
+    "List of paths or match patterns for matching filenames.",
+    &PATH_PATTERN_SCHEMA,
+)
+.schema();
+
+#[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+/// Path or path pattern for filename matching
+pub struct PathPattern {
+    pattern: String,
+}
+
+impl ApiType for PathPattern {
+    const API_SCHEMA: Schema = PATH_PATTERN_SCHEMA;
+}
+
+impl AsRef<[u8]> for PathPattern {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.pattern.as_bytes()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+/// Array of paths and/or path patterns for filename matching
+pub struct PathPatterns {
+    patterns: Vec<PathPattern>,
+}
+
+impl ApiType for PathPatterns {
+    const API_SCHEMA: Schema = PATH_PATTERN_LIST_SCHEMA;
+}
+
+impl IntoIterator for PathPatterns {
+    type Item = PathPattern;
+    type IntoIter = std::vec::IntoIter<PathPattern>;
+
+    fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
+        self.patterns.into_iter()
+    }
+}