Updated on 2025-08-22 GMT+08:00

Modifying a DB Instance Name

API Description

This API is used to modify a DB instance name.

Restrictions

The name of the DB instance that is being created or fails to be created cannot be modified.

URI

  • URI format

    PUT https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/modify-name

  • URI example

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

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

Request Parameters

  • Parameter description
    Table 2 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Mandatory

    Description

    new_instance_name

    String

    Yes

    Explanation:

    New instance name. The instance name can be the same as an existing name.

    Constraints:

    The instance name must contain 4 to 64 characters and must start with a letter. It is case sensitive and can contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). It cannot contain other special characters.

    Value range:

    N/A

    Default value:

    N/A

Example Request

Changing an instance name to myNewName
{
    "new_instance_name": "myNewName"
}

Response Parameters

  • Response example
    {}

SDK

Click Document Database Service DDS SDK to download the SDK or view the SDK document. To learn how to install and authenticate an SDK, read the Usage section.

Status Code

For more information, see Status Code.

Error Code

For more information, see Error Code.