Updated on 2025-10-24 GMT+08:00

Deleting a DB Instance

This API is used to delete a DB instance.

URI format
DELETE /v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}
URI example
https://dds.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/0549b4a43100d4f32f51c01c2fe4acdb/instances/9136fd2a9fcd405ea4674276ce36dae8in02

**Table 1** Path parameters
Name	Mandatory	Type	IN	Description
project_id	Yes	string	path	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	Yes	string	path	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

**Table 2** Request header parameters
Name	Mandatory	Type	IN	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	string	header	Definition User token obtained from IAM. For details, see Authentication. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A

**Table 3** Parameter description
Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
job_id	String	Yes	Explanation: Task ID Value range: N/A

None

{
      "job_id": "252f11f1-2912-4c06-be55-1999bde659c5"
}

For more information, see Status Code.

For more information, see Error Code.

Parent topic: DB Instance Management