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Modifying an Automated Backup Policy

Function

This API is used to modify an automated backup policy.

URI

  • URI format

    PUT https://{Endpoint}/mysql/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/backups/policy/update

  • Example

    PUT https://{Endpoint}/mysql/v3/97b026aa9cc4417888c14c84a1ad9860/instances/43e4feaab48f11e89039fa163ebaa7e4br01/backups/policy/update

  • Parameter description
    Table 1 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Mandatory

    Description

    project_id

    String

    Yes

    Project ID of a tenant in a region.

    To obtain this value, see Obtaining a Project ID.

    instance_id

    String

    No

    DB instance ID.

Request

Table 2 Parameter description

Name

Type

Mandatory

Description

backup_policy

object

Yes

Backup policy information.

For details, see Table 3.
Table 3 backup_policy field data structure description

Name

Type

Mandatory

Description

keep_days

Integer

Yes

Backup retention days.

The value ranges from 1 to 732.

start_time

String

Yes

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 00.

Example value:

  • 21:00-22:00

period

String

Yes

Backup cycle configuration. Data will be automatically backed up on the selected days every week.

Value range: The value is a number separated by commas (,), indicating the days of the week.

For example, the value 1,2,3,4 indicates that the backup period is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

retention_num_backup_level1

Integer

No

Number of retained level-1 backups. The default value is 0. This parameter is valid when the level-1 backup function is enabled. Value:

  • 0
  • 1
  • Request example 
    {
	"backup_policy": {
		"keep_days": 7,
		"start_time": "19:00-20:00",
		"period": "1,2,3,4,5"
	}
}

Response

  • Normal response
    Table 4 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    status

    String

    Backup status. Value:

    • BUILDING: Modification in progress
    • COMPLETED: Modification completed
    • FAILED: Modification failed

    instance_id

    String

    DB instance ID.

    instance_name

    String

    DB instance name.
  • Example normal response 
    {
"status": "COMPLETED",
"instance_id": "ef25188419f941309882d2986b2210b9in07",
"instance_name": "gauss-fhc"
}

Status Code

For details, see Status Codes.

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.

Parent topic: Backup Management