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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Simple backup check"""
+import urllib.request
+import json
+
+TOKEN = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiI4NmM2ZGNlMTY2MWU0M2U5YjQ2MDI3MjMxYjE0NDFlMyIsImlhdCI6MTc2NzE3ODUyNiwiZXhwIjoyMDgyNTM4NTI2fQ.E8eShOsejwDYglixpgM_d_JYBlB1OVNhN7cHPnPiLOs"
+HA_URL = "http://192.168.68.25:8123"
+
+url = f"{HA_URL}/api/states"
+req = urllib.request.Request(url)
+req.add_header("Authorization", f"Bearer {TOKEN}")
+
+try:
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
+        states = json.loads(response.read().decode())
+        backup_entities = [e for e in states if 'backup' in e['entity_id'].lower()]
+        
+        print("Backup Information:")
+        print("="*60)
+        for entity in sorted(backup_entities, key=lambda x: x['entity_id']):
+            eid = entity['entity_id']
+            state = entity.get('state', 'N/A')
+            attrs = entity.get('attributes', {})
+            name = attrs.get('friendly_name', eid)
+            
+            print(f"\n{name}")
+            print(f"  Entity: {eid}")
+            print(f"  State: {state}")
+            if attrs:
+                for key in ['last_attempted', 'last_successful', 'next_scheduled', 'state']:
+                    if key in attrs:
+                        print(f"  {key}: {attrs[key]}")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"Error: {e}")