diff --git a/src/api2/config/remotes.rs b/src/api2/config/remotes.rs
index 38e448ab..d0f185f5 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/remotes.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/remotes.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 
 use proxmox::api::{api, ApiMethod, Router, RpcEnvironment};
 
+use crate::api2::types::*;
 use crate::config::remotes;
 
 #[api(
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn list_remotes(
     input: {
         properties: {
             name: {
-                schema: remotes::REMOTE_ID_SCHEMA,
+                schema: REMOTE_ID_SCHEMA,
             },
             comment: {
                 optional: true,
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn create_remote(name: String, param: Value) -> Result<(), Error> {
     input: {
         properties: {
             name: {
-                schema: remotes::REMOTE_ID_SCHEMA,
+                schema: REMOTE_ID_SCHEMA,
             },
         },
     },
diff --git a/src/api2/types.rs b/src/api2/types.rs
index e89e951f..3a3365e7 100644
--- a/src/api2/types.rs
+++ b/src/api2/types.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ pub const DATASTORE_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Datastore name.")
     .max_length(32)
     .schema();
 
+pub const REMOTE_ID_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Remote ID.")
+    .format(&PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_FORMAT)
+    .min_length(3)
+    .max_length(32)
+    .schema();
+
 
 
 // Complex type definitions
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
index 6eeb30d5..d68d2df7 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ fn cert_mgmt_cli() -> CommandLineInterface {
                 schema: DATASTORE_SCHEMA,
             },
             remote: {
-                schema: crate::config::remotes::REMOTE_ID_SCHEMA,
+                schema: REMOTE_ID_SCHEMA,
             },
             "remote-store": {
                 schema: DATASTORE_SCHEMA,
diff --git a/src/config/remotes.rs b/src/config/remotes.rs
index b1180993..30ff257a 100644
--- a/src/config/remotes.rs
+++ b/src/config/remotes.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use proxmox::api::{api, schema::*};
 
 use proxmox::tools::{fs::replace_file, fs::CreateOptions};
 
+use crate::api2::types::*;
 use crate::section_config::{SectionConfig, SectionConfigData, SectionConfigPlugin};
 
 lazy_static! {
@@ -15,10 +16,6 @@ lazy_static! {
 
 // fixme: define better schemas
 
-pub const REMOTE_ID_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Remote ID.")
-    .min_length(3)
-    .schema();
-
 pub const COMMENT_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Comment").schema();
 pub const REMOTE_HOST_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Host IP address or DNS name.").schema();
 pub const REMOTE_USERID_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("User ID").schema();