Updated on 2025-09-04 GMT+08:00

Configuring a Password for a Database Account

This API is used to configure a password for a database account.

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

Parameter description

**Table 1** Parameters
Parameter	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.

**Table 2** Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Specifies the username of the database account.
password	Yes	String	Specifies the password of the database account. Valid value: The value must be 8 to 32 characters long and contain at least three types of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~!@#$%^*-_=+?,()&). The value must be different from the account name or account name spelled backwards. You are advised to enter a strong password to improve security, preventing security risks such as brute force cracking.

Set a password for user rds.

{
    "name": "rds",
    "password": "****"
}

**Table 3** Parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
resp	String	Returns successful if the invoking is successful.

For details, see Error Codes.