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

Restoring Data to an Existing DB Instance

Function

This API is used to restore a database to an existing DB instance.

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

Constraints

  • This API does not support RDS for PostgreSQL instance restoration.
  • When data is restored to an existing DB instance, the API has the following constraints:
    • The DB engine of the original DB instance must be the same as that of the target DB instance. For example, if the original DB instance is running MySQL, the target DB instance must also run MySQL.
    • The DB engine version of the target instance must be at least equal to that of the original instance. For example, an RDS for MySQL 5.7.25 instance can be restored to an RDS for MySQL 5.7.27 instance.
    • The total storage space of the target DB instance must be at least equal to that of the original DB instance.
    • Cross-region restoration is not supported.
    • For RDS for MySQL DB instances, when data is restored to an existing DB instance, the case sensitivity setting of the existing DB instance must be the same as that of the original DB instance. Otherwise, the restoration may fail.

URI

  • URI format

    POST /v3/{project_id}/instances/recovery

  • 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.

Request

Parameter description
Table 2 Parameter description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

source

Yes

Object

Specifies the restoration information.

For details, see Table 3.

target

Yes

Object

Specifies the restoration target.

For details, see Table 4.

Table 3 source field data structure description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

instance_id

Yes

String

Specifies the DB instance ID.

type

No

String

Specifies the restoration mode. Enumerated values include:

  • backup: indicates using backup files for restoration. In this mode, type is not mandatory and backup_id is mandatory.
  • timestamp: indicates the point-in-time restoration mode. In this mode, type and restore_time are mandatory.

backup_id

No

String

Specifies the ID of the backup used to restore data. This parameter must be specified when the backup file is used for restoration.

restore_time

No

Integer

Specifies the time point of data restoration in the UNIX timestamp. The unit is millisecond and the time zone is UTC.

Table 4 target field data structure description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

instance_id

Yes

String

Specifies the ID of the DB instance where the backup will be restored to.

Example Request

  • Restoring data to a DB instance from a backup
    {
    	"source": {
    		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01",
    		"type": "backup",
    		"backup_id": "2f4ddb93-b901-4b08-93d8-1d2e472f30fe"
    	},
    	"target": {
    		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01"
    	}
    }
  • Restoring instance data to a specific point in time
    {
    	"source": {
    		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01",
    		"type": "timestamp",
    		"restore_time": 1532001446987
    	},
    	"target": {
    		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01"
    	}
    }

Response

  • Normal response
    Table 5 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    job_id

    String

    Indicates the job ID.

  • Example normal response
    {
    	"job_id": "ff80808157127d9301571bf8160c001d"
    }
  • Abnormal response

    For details, see Abnormal Request Results.

Status Code

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.