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Updated on 2023-10-18 GMT+08:00
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Resetting a Database Password

Function

This API is used to reset a database password. Before calling this API:

URI

  • URI format

    POST https://{endpoint}/mysql/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/password

  • Example

    POST https://{endpoint}/mysql/v3/97b026aa9cc4417888c14c84a1ad9860/instances/c3ec2c6148ad4d71b1a8411a62df0d3cin07/password

  • 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

password

String

Yes

Database password.

Valid value:

The password consists of 8 to 32 characters and contains at least three types of the following: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~!@#$%^*-_=+?,()&).

You are advised to enter a strong password to improve security and prevent security risks such as brute force cracking. If you enter a weak password, the system automatically determines that the password is invalid.
  • Request example 
    {
  "password": "Test_345612"
}

Response

  • Normal response

    None

  • Example normal response 
    {}

Status Code

For details, see Status Codes.

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.

Parent topic: Instance Management