Updated on 2024-01-12 GMT+08:00

Creating a Database

Function

This API is used to create a database in a specified DB instance.

  • Before calling an API, you need to understand the API in Authentication.

Constraints

  • This operation cannot be performed when the DB instance is in any of the following statuses: creating, changing instance class, changing port, or abnormal.

URI

  • URI format

    POST /v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/database

  • 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 database name.

The database name can contain 1 to 64 characters. Only letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and dollar signs ($) are allowed. The total number of hyphens (-) and dollar signs ($) cannot exceed 10. RDS for MySQL 8.0 does not support dollar signs ($).

character_set

Yes

String

Specifies the character set used by the database, such as utf8, gbk, and ascii.

Example Request

Creating a database named rds-test

{
    "name": "rds-test",
    "character_set": "utf8"
}

Response

  • Normal response
    Table 3 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    resp

    String

    Returns successful if the invoking is successful.

Status Code

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.