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

Scaling Up Storage Space of a DB Instance

Function

This API is used to scale up storage space of a DB instance.

Constraints

  • The sizes of the primary and standby DB instances are the same. When you scale the primary DB instance, its standby DB instance is also scaled.
  • The storage space can be scaled up only when your instance status is Available or Storage full.

URI

  • URI format

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

  • 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.

Request

Table 2 Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

enlarge_volume

Yes

Object

Specifies the target storage space after scaling up.

For details, see Table 3.

Table 3 enlarge_volume field data structure description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

size

Yes

Integer

A DB instance can be scaled up only by a multiple of 10 GB. Value range: 40 GB to 4,000 GB

Example Request

Scale up storage space of a DB instance to 400 GB.
{
	"enlarge_volume": {
		"size": 400
	}
}

Response

  • Normal response
    Table 4 Parameters

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    job_id

    String

    Task ID.

  • Example normal response
    {
    	"job_id": "2b414788a6004883a02390e2eb0ea227"
    }
  • Abnormal response

    For details, see Abnormal Request Results.

Status Code

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.