diff --git a/clients/backup/backup.go b/clients/backup/backup.go
index a37b7d1..40edc5c 100644
--- a/clients/backup/backup.go
+++ b/clients/backup/backup.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/influx-cli/v2/api"
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 type Client struct {
 	clients.CLI
+	api.HealthApi
 	api.BackupApi
 
 	// Local state tracked across steps in the backup process.
@@ -70,9 +73,20 @@ func (c *Client) Backup(ctx context.Context, params *Params) error {
 	}
 	c.baseName = time.Now().UTC().Format(backupFilenamePattern)
 
-	if err := c.downloadMetadata(ctx, params); err != nil {
+	// The APIs we use to back up metadata depends on the server's version.
+	legacyServer, err := c.serverIsLegacy(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	backupMetadata := c.downloadMetadata
+	if legacyServer {
+		backupMetadata = c.downloadMetadataLegacy
+	}
+	if err := backupMetadata(ctx, params); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to backup metadata: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	// Once metadata has been fetched, things are consistent across versions.
 	if err := c.downloadBucketData(ctx, params); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to backup bucket data: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -82,6 +96,40 @@ func (c *Client) Backup(ctx context.Context, params *Params) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+var semverRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+).*`)
+
+// serverIsLegacy checks if the InfluxDB server targeted by the backup is running v2.0.x,
+// which used different APIs for backups.
+func (c Client) serverIsLegacy(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	res, err := c.GetHealth(ctx).Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("API compatibility check failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	var version string
+	if res.Version != nil {
+		version = *res.Version
+	}
+
+	matches := semverRegex.FindSubmatch([]byte(version))
+	if matches == nil {
+		// Assume non-semver versions are only reported by nightlies & dev builds, which
+		// should now support the new APIs.
+		log.Printf("WARN: Couldn't parse version %q reported by server, assuming latest backup APIs are supported", version)
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	// matches[0] is the entire matched string, capture groups start at 1.
+	majorStr, minorStr := matches[1], matches[2]
+	// Ignore the err values here because the regex-match ensures we can parse the captured
+	// groups as integers.
+	major, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(majorStr))
+	minor, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(minorStr))
+
+	if major < 2 {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("InfluxDB v%d does not support the APIs required for backups", major)
+	}
+	return minor == 0, nil
+}
+
 // downloadMetadata downloads a snapshot of the KV store, SQL DB, and bucket
 // manifests from the server. KV and SQL are written to local files. Bucket manifests
 // are parsed into a slice for additional processing.
@@ -91,6 +139,7 @@ func (c *Client) downloadMetadata(ctx context.Context, params *Params) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to download metadata snapshot: %w", err)
 	}
+	defer rawResp.Body.Close()
 
 	kvName := fmt.Sprintf("%s.bolt", c.baseName)
 	sqlName := fmt.Sprintf("%s.sqlite", c.baseName)
@@ -169,7 +218,7 @@ func (c *Client) downloadMetadata(ctx context.Context, params *Params) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to save local copy of SQL backup to %q: %w", sqlName, err)
 			}
-			c.manifest.SQL = fi
+			c.manifest.SQL = &fi
 		case "buckets":
 			if err := json.NewDecoder(part).Decode(&c.bucketMetadata); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode bucket manifest from backup: %w", err)
@@ -181,6 +230,85 @@ func (c *Client) downloadMetadata(ctx context.Context, params *Params) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// downloadMetadataLegacy downloads a snapshot of the KV store from the server, and extracts
+// a bucket manifest from the result. KV is written to a local file; the extracted manifest
+// is tracked as a slice for additional processing.
+//
+// NOTE: This should _not_ be used against an InfluxDB instance running v2.1.0 or later, as
+// it will fail to capture metadata stored in SQL.
+func (c *Client) downloadMetadataLegacy(ctx context.Context, params *Params) error {
+	log.Println("INFO: Downloading legacy KV snapshot")
+	rawResp, err := c.GetBackupKV(ctx).Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to download KV snapshot: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rawResp.Body.Close()
+
+	kvName := filepath.Join(params.Path, fmt.Sprintf("%s.bolt", c.baseName))
+	tmpKv := fmt.Sprintf("%s.tmp", kvName)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpKv)
+
+	// Since we need to read the bolt DB to extract a manifest, always save it uncompressed locally.
+	if err := func() error {
+		f, err := os.Create(tmpKv)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer f.Close()
+
+		_, err = io.Copy(f, rawResp.Body)
+		return err
+	}(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save downloaded KV snapshot: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Extract the metadata we need from the downloaded KV store, and convert it to a new-style manifest.
+	log.Println("INFO: Extracting bucket manifest from legacy KV snapshot")
+	c.bucketMetadata, err = extractBucketManifest(tmpKv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to extract bucket metadata from downloaded KV snapshot: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Move/compress the bolt DB into its final location.
+	if err := func() error {
+		if params.Compression == br.NoCompression {
+			return os.Rename(tmpKv, kvName)
+		}
+
+		tmpIn, err := os.Open(tmpKv)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer tmpIn.Close()
+
+		kvName = kvName + ".gz"
+		out, err := os.Create(kvName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer out.Close()
+
+		gzw := gzip.NewWriter(out)
+		defer gzw.Close()
+
+		_, err = io.Copy(gzw, tmpIn)
+		return err
+	}(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to rename downloaded KV snapshot: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fi, err := os.Stat(kvName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to inspect local KV snapshot: %w", err)
+	}
+	c.manifest.KV = br.ManifestFileEntry{
+		FileName:    fi.Name(),
+		Size:        fi.Size(),
+		Compression: params.Compression,
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // downloadBucketData downloads TSM snapshots for each shard in the buckets matching
 // the filter parameters provided over the CLI. Snapshots are written to local files.
 //
diff --git a/clients/backup/backup_internal_test.go b/clients/backup/backup_internal_test.go
index 643a2fa..2269163 100644
--- a/clients/backup/backup_internal_test.go
+++ b/clients/backup/backup_internal_test.go
@@ -337,3 +337,61 @@ func (e *notFoundErr) Error() string {
 func (e *notFoundErr) ErrorCode() api.ErrorCode {
 	return api.ERRORCODE_NOT_FOUND
 }
+
+func TestBackup_ServerIsLegacy(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name       string
+		versionStr *string
+		legacy     bool
+		wantErr    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "2.0.x",
+			versionStr: api.PtrString("2.0.7"),
+			legacy:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "2.1.x",
+			versionStr: api.PtrString("2.1.0-RC1"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "nightly",
+			versionStr: api.PtrString("nightly-2020-01-01"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "dev",
+			versionStr: api.PtrString("some.custom-version.2"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "1.x",
+			versionStr: api.PtrString("1.9.3"),
+			wantErr:    "InfluxDB v1 does not support the APIs",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+			healthApi := mock.NewMockHealthApi(ctrl)
+			healthApi.EXPECT().GetHealth(gomock.Any()).Return(api.ApiGetHealthRequest{ApiService: healthApi})
+			healthApi.EXPECT().GetHealthExecute(gomock.Any()).Return(api.HealthCheck{Version: tc.versionStr}, nil)
+
+			client := Client{HealthApi: healthApi}
+			isLegacy, err := client.serverIsLegacy(context.Background())
+
+			if tc.wantErr != "" {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				require.Contains(t, err.Error(), tc.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.legacy, isLegacy)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/clients/restore/restore.go b/clients/restore/restore.go
index 51f1b56..3d9d349 100644
--- a/clients/restore/restore.go
+++ b/clients/restore/restore.go
@@ -131,11 +131,15 @@ func (c Client) fullRestore(ctx context.Context, path string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open local KV backup at %q: %w", filepath.Join(path, c.manifest.KV.FileName), err)
 	}
 	defer kvBytes.Close()
-	sqlBytes, err := c.readFileGzipped(path, c.manifest.SQL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open local SQL backup at %q: %w", filepath.Join(path, c.manifest.SQL.FileName), err)
+
+	var sqlBytes io.ReadCloser
+	if c.manifest.SQL != nil {
+		sqlBytes, err = c.readFileGzipped(path, *c.manifest.SQL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to open local SQL backup at %q: %w", filepath.Join(path, c.manifest.SQL.FileName), err)
+		}
+		defer sqlBytes.Close()
 	}
-	defer sqlBytes.Close()
 
 	// Upload metadata snapshots to the server.
 	log.Println("INFO: Restoring KV snapshot")
@@ -146,13 +150,17 @@ func (c Client) fullRestore(ctx context.Context, path string) error {
 		Execute(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to restore KV snapshot: %w", err)
 	}
-	log.Println("INFO: Restoring SQL snapshot")
-	if err := c.PostRestoreSQL(ctx).
-		ContentEncoding("gzip").
-		ContentType("application/octet-stream").
-		Body(sqlBytes).
-		Execute(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to restore SQL snapshot: %w", err)
+
+	// TODO: Should we have some way of wiping out any existing SQL on the server-side in the case when there is no backup?
+	if c.manifest.SQL != nil {
+		log.Println("INFO: Restoring SQL snapshot")
+		if err := c.PostRestoreSQL(ctx).
+			ContentEncoding("gzip").
+			ContentType("application/octet-stream").
+			Body(sqlBytes).
+			Execute(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to restore SQL snapshot: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Drill down through bucket manifests to reach shard info, and upload it.
diff --git a/cmd/influx/backup.go b/cmd/influx/backup.go
index e54870f..0c2fbca 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/backup.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/backup.go
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ Examples:
 			}
 			params.Path = ctx.Args().Get(0)
 
+			api := getAPI(ctx)
 			client := backup.Client{
 				CLI:       getCLI(ctx),
-				BackupApi: getAPI(ctx).BackupApi.OnlyOSS(),
+				BackupApi: api.BackupApi.OnlyOSS(),
+				HealthApi: api.HealthApi.OnlyOSS(),
 			}
 			return client.Backup(getContext(ctx), &params)
 		},
diff --git a/internal/backup_restore/manifest.go b/internal/backup_restore/manifest.go
index 876e545..d753c1d 100644
--- a/internal/backup_restore/manifest.go
+++ b/internal/backup_restore/manifest.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const ManifestExtension = "manifest"
 
 type Manifest struct {
 	KV      ManifestFileEntry     `json:"kv"`
-	SQL     ManifestFileEntry     `json:"sql"`
+	SQL     *ManifestFileEntry    `json:"sql,omitempty"`
 	Buckets []ManifestBucketEntry `json:"buckets"`
 }