Creating a Database Account
Function
This API is used to create a database account for a specified DB instance.
- Before calling an API, you need to understand the API in Authentication.
- Before calling this API, obtain the required region and endpoint.
Constraints
Databases cannot be created when the DB instance is in any of the following statuses: creating, changing instance class, changing port, frozen, or abnormal.
URI
- URI format
POST https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/db_user
- Example
https://rds.cn-north-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/dsfae23fsfdsae3435in01/db_user
- 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.
Request
- Parameter description
Table 2 Parameter description Name
Mandatory
Type
Description
name
Yes
String
Specifies the username of the database account.
The username contains 1 to 63 characters, including letters, digits, and underscores (_). It cannot start with pg or a digit and must be different from system usernames.
System users include rdsAdmin, rdsMetric, rdsBackup, rdsRepl, rdsProxy, and rdsDdm.
password
Yes
String
Specifies the password of the database account.
The value cannot be empty and contains 8 to 32 characters. It consists of at least three types of the following: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~!@#%^*-_=+?). The value cannot be the same as the name value or the name value in reverse order.
You are advised to enter a strong password to improve security, preventing security risks such as brute force cracking.
- Request example
{ "name": "rds", "password": "Test@12345678" }
Response
- Normal response
Table 3 Parameter description Name
Type
Description
resp
String
Returns successful if the invoking is successful.
- Example normal response
{ "resp": "successful" } - Abnormal response
For details, see Abnormal Request Results.
Status Code
For details, see Status Codes.
Error Code
For details, see Error Codes.
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