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Deleting a DB Instance

API Description

This API is used to delete a DB instance.

URI

  • URI format

    DELETE https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}

  • URI example

    https://dds.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/0549b4a43100d4f32f51c01c2fe4acdb/instances/9136fd2a9fcd405ea4674276ce36dae8in02

Request Parameters

Parameter description

Table 1 Request parameters

Name

Type

IN

Mandatory

Description

X-Auth-Token

string

header

Yes

Explanation:

User token obtained from IAM. For details, see Authentication.

Constraints:

N/A

Value range:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

project_id

string

path

Yes

Explanation:

Project ID of a tenant in a region. To obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Constraints:

N/A

Value range:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

instance_id

string

path

Yes

Explanation:

Instance ID, which can be obtained by calling the API described in Querying Instances and Details. If you do not have an instance, call the API described in Creating a DB Instance to create one.

Constraints:

N/A

Value range:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

Response Parameters

  • Parameter description
    Table 2 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Mandatory

    Description

    job_id

    String

    Yes

    Explanation:

    Task ID

    Value range:

    N/A
  • Response example 
    {
      "job_id": "252f11f1-2912-4c06-be55-1999bde659c5"
}

Status Code

For more information, see Status Code.

Error Code

For more information, see Error Code.

Parent topic: DB Instance Management