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Changing a DB Instance Name

Function

This API is used to change a DB instance name.

URI

  • URI format

    PUT /v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/name

  • Parameter description
    Table 1 Parameter description

    Name

    Mandatory

    Description

    project_id

    Yes

    Project ID of a tenant in a region.

    To obtain the value, see Obtaining a Project ID.

    instance_id

    Yes

    Specifies the DB instance ID.

Request

Table 2 Parameter description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

Specifies the DB instance name.

DB instances of the same type can have same names under the same tenant. Valid value:

  • RDS for MySQL: The DB instance name must be 4 to 64 long, start with a letter, and contain only letters (case-sensitive), digits, hyphens (-), periods (.), and underscores (_).
  • RDS for PostgreSQL and RDS for SQL Server: The DB instance name must be 4 to 64 long, start with a letter, and contain only letters (case-sensitive), digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

Example Request

Change the name of a DB instance.

{
     "name": "Test_2345674"
}

Response

  • Normal response

    None

  • Example normal response

    None

Status Code

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.

Parent Topic: DB Instance Management