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Deleting a DB Instance

Function

This API is used to delete a DB instance. Currently, DB instances billed in the yearly/monthly mode cannot be deleted.

(To delete DB instances and read replicas billed in the yearly/monthly mode, you need to unsubscribe from the order. For details, see Unsubscribing from a Yearly/Monthly DB Instance.)

URI

  • URI format

    DELETE https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}

  • Example

    https://rds.cn-north-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/dsfae23fsfdsae3435in01

  • 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.

    instance_id

    Yes

    Specifies the DB instance ID compliant with the UUID format.

Request

None

Response

  • Normal response
    Table 2 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    job_id

    String

    Indicates the ID of the instance deletion task.
  • Example normal response 
    {
	"job_id": "dff1d289-4d03-4942-8b9f-463ea07c000d"
}
  • Abnormal response

    For details, see Abnormal Request Results.

Status Code

For details, see Status Codes.

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.

Parent topic: DB Instance Management