Manually Switching Primary/Standby DB Instances¶
Function¶
This API is used to manually switch primary/standby DB instances as required.
Before calling an API, you need to understand the API in Authentication.
Before calling this API, obtain the required region and endpoint.
Constraints¶
This API is supported for MySQL and PostgreSQL.
This API is supported for primary/standby DB instances only.
Primary/standby DB instances cannot be manually switched if they are in any of the following statuses:
For MySQL and PostgreSQL: creating, rebooting, upgrading, changing instance class, restoring, changing port, or creating database account
For MySQL: deleting database account
URI¶
URI format
PUT https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/failover
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.
instance_id
Yes
Specifies the DB instance ID.
Request¶
Request example
PUT https://{Endpoint}/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/dsfae23fsfdsae3435in01/failover
{}
Response¶
Normal response
Name
Description
workflowId
Indicates the task ID.
instanceId
Indicates the DB instance ID.
nodeId
Indicates the node ID.
Example normal response
{ "workflowId":"072beb09-0573-40bf-bfe8-4be5cec9e85a", "instanceId":"794c38e5309344818f4b33b86ebce9b4in03", "nodeId":"b94ba815747040f1b0d641cd13364a06no03" }
Abnormal response
For details, see Abnormal Request Results.
Status Code¶
Normal
200
Abnormal
For details, see Status Codes.
Error Code¶
For details, see Error Codes.