Creating a DB Instance

Function

This API is used to create a single RDS DB instance, primary/standby DB instance, or read replica.

  • Before calling an API, you need to understand the API in Authentication.

  • Before calling this API, obtain the required region and endpoint.

URI

  • URI format

    POST https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances

  • Parameter description

    Table 1 Parameter description

    Name

    Mandatory

    Description

    project_id

    Yes

    Specifies the project ID of a tenant in a region.

    For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request

Table 2 Parameter description (creating single, primary/standby, and cluster instances)

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

Specifies the DB instance name.

DB instances of the same type can have same names under the same tenant. Its value can be any of the following:

The DB instance name must be 4 to 64 characters long, start with a letter, and contain only letters (case-sensitive), digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

datastore

Yes

Object

Specifies the database information.

For details, see Table 4.

ha

No

Object

Specifies the HA configuration, which is used when you create primary/standby or cluster instances.

For details, see Table 5.

configuration_id

No

String

Specifies the parameter template ID.

For details, see id in Table 3 in section Obtaining a Parameter Template List.

port

No

String

Specifies the database port information.

  • The MySQL database port ranges from 1024 to 65535 (excluding 12017 and 33071, which are occupied by the RDS system and cannot be used).

  • The PostgreSQL database port ranges from 2100 to 9500.

  • The Microsoft SQL Server database port is 1433 or ranges from 2100 to 9500 (excluding 5355 and 5985). For Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Enterprise Edition, the database port is 1433 or ranges from 2100 to 9500, excluding 5050, 5353, and 5986.

If this parameter is not set, the default value is as follows:

  • For MySQL, the default value is 3306.

  • For PostgreSQL, the default value is 5432.

  • For Microsoft SQL Server, the default value is 1433.

password

No

String

Specifies the database password.

Valid value:

A database password must be 8 to 32 characters long and contain at least three types of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.

Different DB engines support different special characters.

  • MySQL: ~!@#$%^*-_=+?,

  • Microsoft SQL Server: ~!@#$%^*-_+?,

  • PostgreSQL: ~!@#%^*-_=+?,

You are advised to enter a strong password to improve security, preventing security risks such as brute force cracking.

backup_strategy

No

Object

Specifies the advanced backup policy.

For details, see Table 6.

flavor_ref

Yes

String

Specifies the specification code. The value cannot be empty.

For details, see spec_code in Table 3 in section Querying Database Specifications.

volume

Yes

Object

Specifies the volume information.

For details, see Table 7.

region

Yes

String

Specifies the region ID.

The value cannot be empty. Obtain the parameter value from the enterprise administrator.

availability_zone

Yes

String

Specifies the AZ ID. If the DB instance is not a single instance, you need to specify an AZ for each node of the instance and separate the AZs with commas (,). For details, see the example.

The value cannot be empty. Obtain the parameter value from the enterprise administrator.

vpc_id

Yes

String

Specifies the VPC ID. To obtain this parameter value, use either of the following methods:

  • Method 1: Log in to VPC console and view the VPC ID in the VPC details.

  • Method 2: See the "Querying VPCs" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.

subnet_id

Yes

String

Specifies the network ID. To obtain this parameter value, use either of the following methods:

  • Method 1: Log in to VPC console and click the target subnet on the Subnets page. You can view the network ID on the displayed page.

  • Method 2: See the "Querying Subnets" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.

data_vip

No

String

Specifies the floating IP address of a DB instance. To obtain this parameter value, use either of the following methods:

  • Method 1: Log in to VPC console and click the target subnet on the Subnets page. You can view the subnet CIDR block on the displayed page.

  • Method 2: See the "Querying Subnets" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.

security_group_id

Yes

String

Specifies the security group which the RDS DB instance belongs to. To obtain this parameter value, use either of the following methods:

  • Method 1: Log in to VPC console. Choose Access Control > Security Groups in the navigation pane on the left. On the displayed page, click the target security group. You can view the security group ID on the displayed page.

  • Method 2: See the "Querying Security Groups" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.

charge_info

No

Object

Specifies the billing information.

For details, see Table 8.

time_zone

No

String

Specifies the UTC time zone.

  • If this parameter is not specified, the time zone of each engine is as follows:

    • MySQL: uses UTC by default.

    • PostgreSQL: uses UTC by default.

    • Microsoft SQL Server: uses UTC by default.

  • If this parameter is specified for MySQL or PostgreSQL, the value range is from UTC-12:00 to UTC+12:00 on the hour. For example, the parameter can be UTC+08:00 rather than UTC+08:30.

collation

No

String

This parameter applies only to Microsoft SQL Server DB instances.

Value range: character sets queried in Querying the Available SQL Server Character Set.

Table 3 Parameter description (For Microsoft SQL Server, only 2017 EE supports read replicas)

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

Specifies the DB instance name.

The DB instance name of the same type must be unique for the same tenant.

Valid value:

The parameter must be 4 to 64 characters long, start with a letter, and contain only letters (case-sensitive), digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

replica_of_id

Yes

String

Specifies the primary DB instance ID for creating a read replica.

For details, see id in Table 3 in section Querying Details About DB Instances.

disk_encryption_id

No

String

Specifies the key ID for disk encryption. The default value is empty.

flavor_ref

Yes

String

Specifies the specification code. The value cannot be empty.

For details, see spec_code in Table 3 in section Querying Database Specifications.

volume

Yes

Object

Specifies the volume information.

For details, see Table 7.

region

No

String

Specifies the region ID. Currently, read replicas can be created only in the same region as that of the primary DB instance.

The value cannot be empty. Obtain the parameter value from the enterprise administrator.

availability_zone

Yes

String

Specifies the AZ ID.

The value cannot be empty. Obtain the parameter value from the enterprise administrator.

charge_info

No

Object

Specifies the billing information.

For details, see Table 8.

Table 4 datastore field data structure description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

type

Yes

String

Specifies the DB engine. Value:

  • MySQL

  • PostgreSQL

  • SQLServer

version

Yes

String

Specifies the database version.

  • MySQL databases support 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0. Example value: 5.7

  • PostgreSQL databases support PostgreSQL 9.5, 9.6, 10, 11, and 12. Example value: 9.6

  • Microsoft SQL Server databases only support 2014 SE, 2016 SE, 2016 EE, 2017 SE, and 2017 EE. Example value: 2014_SE

For details about supported database versions, see section Querying Version Information About a DB Engine.

Table 5 ha field data structure description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

mode

Yes

String

Specifies the primary/standby or cluster instance type. The value is Ha (case-insensitive).

replication_mode

Yes

String

Specifies the replication mode for the standby DB instance.

Value:

  • For MySQL, the value is async or semisync.

  • For PostgreSQL, the value is async or sync.

  • For Microsoft SQL Server, the value is sync.

Note

  • async indicates the asynchronous replication mode.

  • semisync indicates the semi-synchronous replication mode.

  • sync indicates the synchronous replication mode.

Table 6 backup_strategy field data structure description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

start_time

Yes

String

Specifies the backup time window. Automated backups will be triggered during the backup time window.

The value cannot be empty. It must be a valid value in the "hh:mm-HH:MM" format. The current time is in the UTC format.

  • The HH value must be 1 greater than the hh value.

  • The values of mm and MM must be the same and must be set to any of the following: 00, 15, 30, or 45.

Example value:

  • 08:15-09:15

  • 23:00-00:00

keep_days

No

Integer

Specifies the retention days for specific backup files.

The value range is from 0 to 732. If this parameter is not specified or set to 0, the automated backup policy is disabled.

Important

NOTICE: Primary/standby DB instances of Microsoft SQL Server do not support disabling the automated backup policy.

Table 7 volume field data structure description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

type

Yes

String

Specifies the volume type.

Its value can be any of the following and is case-sensitive:

  • ULTRAHIGH: indicates the SSD type.

size

Yes

Integer

Specifies the volume size.

Its value must be a multiple of 10 and the value range is from 40 GB to 4,000 GB.

Note

For read replicas, this parameter is invalid. The volume size is the same as that of the primary DB instance by default.

Table 8 charge_info field data structure description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

charge_mode

Yes

String

Specifies the billing mode.

Value: postPaid

Note

The values of region and availability_zone are used as examples.

  • Request example

    POST https://{Endpoint}/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances
    

    Creating a single DB instance:

    {
        "name": "rds-instance-rep2",
        "datastore": {
            "type": "MySQL",
            "version": "5.6"
        },
        "flavor_ref": "rds.mysql.s3.large.2",
        "volume": {
            "type": "ULTRAHIGH",
            "size": 100
        },
        "region": "aaa",
        "availability_zone": "bbb",
        "vpc_id": "490a4a08-ef4b-44c5-94be-3051ef9e4fce",
        "subnet_id": "0e2eda62-1d42-4d64-a9d1-4e9aa9cd994f",
        "data_vip": "192.168.0.147",
        "security_group_id": "2a1f7fc8-3307-42a7-aa6f-42c8b9b8f8c5",
        "port": 8635,
        "backup_strategy": {
            "start_time": "08:15-09:15",
            "keep_days": 12
        },
        "charge_info": {
            "charge_mode": "postPaid"
        },
        "password": "Test@12345678",
        "configuration_id": "452408-ef4b-44c5-94be-305145fg"
    ,
    }
    

    Creating primary/standby DB instances:

    {
        "name": "rds-instance-rep2",
        "datastore": {
            "type": "MySQL",
            "version": "5.6"
        },
        "ha": {
            "mode": "ha",
            "replication_mode": "semisync"
        },
        "flavor_ref": "rds.mysql.s3.large.2.ha",
        "volume": {
            "type": "ULTRAHIGH",
            "size": 100
        },
        "region": "aaa",
        "availability_zone": "bbb,ccc",
        "vpc_id": "490a4a08-ef4b-44c5-94be-3051ef9e4fce",
        "subnet_id": "0e2eda62-1d42-4d64-a9d1-4e9aa9cd994f",
        "data_vip": "192.168.0.147",
        "security_group_id": "2a1f7fc8-3307-42a7-aa6f-42c8b9b8f8c5",
        "port": 8635,
        "backup_strategy": {
            "start_time": "08:15-09:15",
            "keep_days": 12
        },
        "charge_info": {
            "charge_mode": "postPaid"
        },
        "password": "Test@12345678",
        "configuration_id": "452408-ef4b-44c5-94be-305145fg"
    }
    

    Creating a Microsoft SQL Server cluster instance:

    {
        "name": "rds-2017EE-backup",
        "availability_zone": "bbb,ccc",
        "ha": {
            "mode": "ha",
            "replication_mode": "sync"
        },
            "region": "aaa",
        "flavor_ref": "rds.mssql.s3.large.ha",
        "volume": {
            "type": "ULTRAHIGH",
            "size": 100
        },
        "disk_encryption_id": "",
        "vpc_id": "1fed5f32-3a8d-4385-84f4-aab78892f08b",
        "subnet_id": "1ceadde4-04c7-4b68-8b15-8683b03755df",
        "security_group_id": "bcbdf361-7cc2-4b8e-ace3-45f09187c326",
        "backup_strategy": {
            "keep_days": 7,
            "start_time": "01:00-02:00"
        },
        "datastore": {
            "type": "sqlserver",
            "version": "2017_EE"
        },
        "password": "Test@12345678",
        "enterprise_project_id": "",
        "time_zone": "UTC+08:00"
    }
    

    Creating a read replica:

    {
        "name": "rds-instance-rep2",
        "replica_of_id": "afdsad-fds-fdsagin01",
        "flavor_ref": "rds.mysql.s3.large.2.rr",
        "volume": {
            "type": "ULTRAHIGH"
        },
        "region": "aaa",
        "availability_zone": "bbb"
    }
    

Response

  • Normal response

    Table 9 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    instance

    Object

    Indicates the DB instance information.

    For details, see Table 10.

    job_id

    String

    Indicates the ID of the DB instance creation task.

    Table 10 instance field data structure description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    id

    String

    Indicates the DB instance ID.

    Note

    The v3 DB instance ID is incompatible with the v1 DB instance ID.

    name

    String

    Indicates the DB instance name. Indicates the DB instance name. DB instances of the same type can have same names under the same tenant.

    Valid value:

    • For MySQL databases, the parameter must be 4 to 64 characters long, start with a letter, and contain only letters (case-sensitive), digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

    • For PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases, the parameter must be 4 to 64 characters long, start with a letter, and contain only letters (case-sensitive), digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

    status

    String

    Indicates the DB instance status. For example, BUILD indicates that the DB instance is being created.

    For details, see status in Table 3.

    datastore

    Object

    Indicates the database information.

    For details, see Table 11.

    ha

    Object

    Indicates the HA configuration parameters.

    For details, see Table 12.

    configuration_id

    String

    Indicates the parameter template ID. This parameter is returned only when a custom parameter template is used during DB instance creation.

    port

    String

    Indicates the database port, which is the same as the request parameter.

    backup_strategy

    Object

    Indicates the automated backup policy.

    For details, see Table 13.

    flavor_ref

    String

    Indicates the specification code. The value cannot be empty.

    For details, see spec_code in Table 3 in section Querying Database Specifications.

    volume

    Object

    Indicates the volume information.

    For details, see Table 14.

    region

    String

    Indicates the region ID.

    availability_zone

    String

    Indicates the AZ ID.

    vpc_id

    String

    Indicates the VPC ID. To obtain this parameter value, use either of the following methods:

    • Method 1: Log in to VPC console and view the VPC ID in the VPC details.

    • Method 2: See the "Querying VPCs" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.

    subnet_id

    String

    Indicates the network ID. To obtain this parameter value, use either of the following methods:

    • Method 1: Log in to VPC console and click the target subnet on the Subnets page. You can view the network ID on the displayed page.

    • Method 2: See the "Querying Subnets" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.

    security_group_id

    String

    Indicates the security group which the RDS DB instance belongs to. To obtain this parameter value, use either of the following methods:

    • Method 1: Log in to VPC console. Choose Access Control > Security Groups in the navigation pane on the left. On the displayed page, click the target security group. You can view the security group ID on the displayed page.

    • Method 2: See the "Querying Security Groups" section in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.

    charge_info

    Object

    Indicates the billing information.

    For details, see Table 15.

    collation

    String

    Indicates the collation set for Microsoft SQL Server.

    Table 11 datastore field data structure description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    type

    String

    Indicates the DB engine. Value:

    • MySQL

    • PostgreSQL

    • SQLServer

    version

    String

    Indicates the database version.

    For details about supported database versions, see section Querying Version Information About a DB Engine.

    Table 12 ha field data structure description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    mode

    String

    Indicates the primary/standby or cluster instance type. The value is Ha.

    replication_mode

    String

    Indicates the replication mode for the standby DB instance. This parameter is valid when the mode is Ha.

    Value:

    • For MySQL, the value is async or semisync.

    • For PostgreSQL, the value is async or sync.

    • For Microsoft SQL Server, the value is sync.

    Note

    • async indicates the asynchronous replication mode.

    • semisync indicates the semi-synchronous replication mode.

    • sync indicates the synchronous replication mode.

    Table 13 backupStrategy field data structure description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    start_time

    String

    Specifies the backup time window. Automated backups will be triggered during the backup time window.

    The value cannot be empty. It must be a valid value in the "hh:mm-HH:MM" format. The current time is in the UTC format.

    • The HH value must be 1 greater than the hh value.

    • The values of mm and MM must be the same and must be set to any of the following: 00, 15, 30, or 45.

    Example value:

    • 08:15-09:15

    • 23:00-00:00

    If backup_strategy in the request body is empty, 02:00-03:00 is returned for start_time by default.

    keep_days

    Integer

    Indicates the retention days for specific backup files.

    The value range is from 0 to 732. If this parameter is not specified or set to 0, the automated backup policy is disabled.

    If backup_strategy in the request body is empty, 7 is returned for keep_days by default.

    Table 14 volume field data structure description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    type

    String

    Indicates the volume type.

    Its value can be any of the following and is case-sensitive:

    • ULTRAHIGH: indicates the SSD type.

    size

    Integer

    Indicates the volume size.

    Its value range is from 40 GB to 4,000 GB. The value must be a multiple of 10.

    Table 15 chargeInfo field data structure description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    charge_mode

    String

    Indicates the billing mode.

    Value: postPaid

Note

The values of region and availability_zone are used as examples.

  • Example normal response

    Creating a single MySQL DB instance:

    {
        "instance": {
            "id": "dsfae23fsfdsae3435in01",
            "name": "trove-instance-rep2",
            "datastore": {
                "type": "MySQL",
                "version": "5.6"
            },
            "flavor_ref": "rds.mysql.s3.large.2",
            "volume": {
                "type": "ULTRAHIGH",
                "size": 100
            },
                    "region": "aaa",
            "availability_zone": "bbb",
            "vpc_id": "490a4a08-ef4b-44c5-94be-3051ef9e4fce",
            "subnet_id": "0e2eda62-1d42-4d64-a9d1-4e9aa9cd994f",
            "security_group_id": "2a1f7fc8-3307-42a7-aa6f-42c8b9b8f8c5",
            "port": "8635",
            "backup_strategy": {
                "start_time": "08:15-09:15",
                "keep_days": 3
            },
            "configuration_id": "452408-44c5-94be-305145fg",
            "charge_info": {
                "charge_mode": "postPaid"
            }
        },
        "job_id": "dff1d289-4d03-4942-8b9f-463ea07c000d"
    }
    

    Creating primary/standby DB instances:

    {
      "instance":{
               "id": "dsfae23fsfdsae3435in01",
               "name": "trove-instance-rep2",
               "datastore": {
                 "type": "MySQL",
                 "version": "5.6"
                },
               "ha": {
                 "mode": "ha",
                 "replication_mode": "semisync"
               },
               "flavor_ref": "rds.mysql.s3.large.2.ha",
               "volume": {
                   "type": "ULTRAHIGH",
                   "size": 100
                 },
               "region": "aaa",
               "availability_zone": "bbb,ccc",
               "vpc_id": "490a4a08-ef4b-44c5-94be-3051ef9e4fce",
               "subnet_id": "0e2eda62-1d42-4d64-a9d1-4e9aa9cd994f",
               "security_group_id": "2a1f7fc8-3307-42a7-aa6f-42c8b9b8f8c5",
               "port": "8635",
               "backup_strategy": {
                 "start_time": "08:15-09:15",
                 "keep_days": 3
                },
               "configuration_id": "452408-44c5-94be-305145fg",
               "charge_info": {
                       "charge_mode": "postPaid"
                                   },
             },
      "job_id": "dff1d289-4d03-4942-8b9f-463ea07c000d"
    }
    

    Creating a Microsoft SQL Server cluster instance:

    {
        "instance": {
            "id": "5e6724ebd1d242d2a5540e52a97886eain04",
            "name": "rds-2017EE-backup",
            "status": "BUILD",
            "datastore": {
                "type": "SQLServer",
                "version": "2017_EE"
            },
            "ha": {
                "mode": "Ha",
                "replication_mode": "sync"
            },
            "port": "1433",
            "volume": {
                "type": "ULTRAHIGH",
                "size": 100
            },
            "region": "aaa",
            "backup_strategy": {
                "start_time": "01:00-02:00",
                "keep_days": 7
            },
            "disk_encryption_id": "",
            "flavor_ref": "rds.mssql.s3.large.ha",
            "availability_zone": "bbb,ccc",
            "vpc_id": "1fed5f32-3a8d-4385-84f4-aab78892f08b",
            "subnet_id": "1ceadde4-04c7-4b68-8b15-8683b03755df",
            "security_group_id": "bcbdf361-7cc2-4b8e-ace3-45f09187c326",
            "charge_info": {
                "charge_mode": "postPaid"
            }
        },
        "job_id": "5ac7d0cf-7dd2-457b-bf32-1475c426f2e5"
    }
    

    Creating a read replica:

    {
      "instance":{
                "id": "dsfae23fsfdsae3435in01",
                "name": "trove-instance-rep2",
                "flavor_ref": "rds.mysql.s3.large.2.rr",
                 "volume": {
                   "type": "ULTRAHIGH",
                   "size": 100
                 },
               "region": "aaa",
               "availability_zone": "bbb",
               "vpc_id": "490a4a08-ef4b-44c5-94be-3051ef9e4fce",
               "subnet_id": "0e2eda62-1d42-4d64-a9d1-4e9aa9cd994f",
               "security_group_id": "2a1f7fc8-3307-42a7-aa6f-42c8b9b8f8c5",
               "port": "8635",
               "configuration_id": "452408-44c5-94be-305145fg"
             },
     "job_id": "dff1d289-4d03-4942-8b9f-463ea07c000d"
    }
    
  • Abnormal response

    For details, see Abnormal Request Results.

Status Code

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.