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Querying Instances and Details

Function

This API is used to query instances and details based on specified conditions.

Constraints

This API supports the following types of instances:

  • GeminiDB Cassandra
  • GeminiDB Mongo
  • GeminiDB Influx
  • GeminiDB Redis

URI

GET https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances

Table 1 URI parameter

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Explanation:

Project ID of a tenant in a region. To obtain this value, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

Table 2 Query parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

id

No

String

Explanation:

Instance ID

Constraints:

If you enter an instance ID starting with an asterisk (*), fuzzy search results are returned. If you enter a valid instance ID, an exact result is returned.

Values:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

name

No

String

Explanation:

Instance name

Constraints:

If you enter an instance name starting with an asterisk (*), fuzzy search results are returned. If you enter a valid instance name, an exact result is returned.

Values:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

datastore_type

No

String

Explanation:

Database type

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

cassandra, indicating that GeminiDB Cassandra instances are queried.

mongodb, indicating that GeminiDB Mongo instances are queried.

influxdb, indicating that GeminiDB Influx instances are queried.

redis, indicating that GeminiDB Redis instances are queried.

Default value:

If this parameter is not transferred, all types of instances are queried.

mode

No

String

Explanation:

Instance type

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

  • Cluster: GeminiDB Cassandra or GeminiDB Influx cluster instance; proxy cluster GeminiDB Redis instance with classic storage
  • CloudNativeCluster: GeminiDB Cassandra, Influx, or Redis cluster instance with cloud native storage

  • RedisCluster: Redis Cluster GeminiDB Redis instance with classic storage
  • Replication: primary/standby GeminiDB Redis instance with classic storage

  • InfluxdbSingle: single-node GeminiDB Influx instance with classic storage
  • EnhancedCluster: GeminiDB Influx cluster (performance-enhanced) instance with classic storage
  • ReplicaSet: GeminiDB Mongo instance in a replica set
  • The system ignores this parameter if datastore_type is not transferred.

Default value:

N/A

vpc_id

No

String

Explanation:

VPC ID. You can obtain the value with either of the following methods:

  • Method 1: Log in to the VPC console and view the VPC ID on the VPC details page.
  • Method 2: Query the VPC ID using the VPC API. For details, see Querying VPCs.

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

subnet_id

No

String

Explanation:

Subnet ID. You can obtain the subnet ID with either of the following methods:

  • Method 1: Log in to the VPC console and click the target subnet on the Subnets page. You can view the network ID on the displayed page.
  • Method 2: Query the subnet ID using the VPC API. For details, see Querying Subnets.

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

offset

No

Integer

Explanation:

Index position. The query starts from the next instance creation time indexed by this parameter under a specified project. If offset is set to N, the resource query starts from the N+1 piece of data.

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

The value must be no less than 0.

Default value:

If this parameter is not transferred, the index offset is 0 by default, indicating that the query starts from the latest created instance.

limit

No

Integer

Explanation:

Maximum number of instances that can be queried.

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

1 to 100

Default value:

If this parameter is not transferred, the first 100 instances are queried by default.

Request Parameters

Table 3 Request header parameter

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

Explanation:

User token

You can obtain the token by calling the IAM API by following Obtaining a User Token Through Password Authentication.

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 4 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

instances

Array of ListInstancesResult objects

Explanation:

Instance information.

total_count

Integer

Explanation:

Total number of records.

Values:

N/A

Table 5 ListInstancesResult

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Explanation:

Instance ID

Values:

N/A

name

String

Explanation:

Instance name

Values:

N/A

status

String

Explanation:

Instance status

Values:

  • normal: An instance is available.
  • abnormal: An instance is abnormal.
  • creating: An instance is being created.
  • frozen: An instance is frozen.
  • data_disk_full: An instance disk is full.
  • createfail: An instance failed to be created.
  • enlargefail: Instance nodes failed to be added.

port

String

Explanation:

Database port

Values:

N/A

mode

String

Explanation:

Instance type

Values:

This parameter is the same as the corresponding request parameter.

product_type

String

Explanation:

Product type used for GeminiDB Redis instances with cloud native storage

Values:

  • Standard
  • Capacity

region

String

Explanation:

Region where an instance is deployed

Values:

N/A

datastore

ListInstancesDatastoreResult object

Explanation:

Database information

engine

String

Explanation:

Storage engine

Values:

rocksDB

created

String

Explanation:

Instance creation time

Values:

N/A

updated

String

Explanation:

Time when an instance is updated

Values:

N/A

db_user_name

String

Explanation:

Default username

Values:

rwuser

vpc_id

String

Explanation:

VPC ID

Values:

N/A

subnet_id

String

Explanation:

Subnet ID.

Values:

One GeminiDB Cassandra instance may use multiple subnets. For the subnet ID, see Table 10.

security_group_id

String

Explanation:

Security group ID.

Values:

N/A

backup_strategy

ListInstancesBackupStrategyResult object

Explanation:

Backup policy.

pay_mode

String

Explanation:

Billing mode. Options:

Values:

  • 0: indicates the instance is billed on a pay-per-use basis.
  • 1: indicates the instance is billed on a yearly/monthly basis.

maintenance_window

String

Explanation:

Maintenance time window.

Values:

N/A

groups

Array of ListInstancesGroupResult objects

Explanation:

Group information.

enterprise_project_id

String

Explanation:

Enterprise project ID.

Values:

0: default enterprise project

time_zone

String

Explanation:

Time zone.

Values:

N/A

actions

Array of strings

Explanation:

Operation that is executed on the instance. Example values:

  • CREATE
  • REBOOT
  • RESTORE

dedicated_resource_id

String

Explanation:

Dedicated resource ID. This parameter is returned only when the instance belongs to a dedicated resource pool.

Values:

N/A

lb_ip_address

String

Explanation:

Load balancer IP address

Constraints:

This parameter is returned only when a load balancer IP address is assigned.

Values:

N/A

lb_port

String

Explanation:

Load balancer port

Constraints:

This parameter is returned only when a load balancer IP address is assigned.

Values:

N/A

availability_zone

String

Explanation:

AZ

Values:

N/A

dual_active_info

DualActiveInfo object

Explanation:

Active-active instance information

Table 6 ListInstancesDatastoreResult

Parameter

Type

Description

type

String

Explanation:

Database API

Values:

cassandra: GeminiDB Cassandra instance

mongodb: GeminiDB Mongo instance

influxdb: GeminiDB Influx instance

redis: GeminiDB Redis instance

version

String

Explanation:

Database version

Values:

N/A

patch_available

Boolean

Explanation:

Whether the current instance can be patched

Values:

  • true: A database can be upgraded through a patching API.
  • false: A database cannot be upgraded through a patching API.

whole_version

String

Explanation:

Whole version of a GeminiDB Cassandra and Redis instance

Values:

N/A

Table 7 ListInstancesBackupStrategyResult

Parameter

Type

Description

start_time

String

Explanation:

Backup time window. Automated backup will be triggered during the backup time window. The current time is the UTC time.

Values:

N/A

keep_days

Integer

Explanation:

Backup retention days

Values:

0–35

Table 8 ListInstancesGroupResult

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Explanation:

Group ID

Values:

N/A

status

String

Explanation:

Group status

Values:

  • normal: A group is normal.
  • abnormal: A group is abnormal.
  • creating: A group is being created.
  • createfail: A group failed to be created.
  • deleted: A group is deleted.
  • resizefailed: The group specifications failed to be modified.
  • enlargefail: A group failed to be scaled out.

volume

Volume object

Explanation:

Volume information

nodes

Array of ListInstancesNodeResult objects

Explanation:

Node information

Table 9 Volume

Parameter

Type

Description

size

String

Explanation:

Storage (GB)

Values:

N/A

used

String

Explanation:

Used storage (GB)

Values:

N/A

Table 10 ListInstancesNodeResult

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Explanation:

Node ID

Values:

N/A

name

String

Explanation:

Node name

Values:

N/A

status

String

Explanation:

Node status

Values:

  • normal: A node is normal.
  • abnormal: A node is abnormal.
  • creating: A node is being created.
  • createfail: A node failed to be created.
  • deleted: A node is deleted.
  • resizefailed: Node specifications failed to be changed.
  • enlargefail: Nodes failed to be added.

role

String

Explanation:

Node role

Constraints:

This parameter is available only for GeminiDB MongoAPI replica set instances.

Values:

N/A

subnet_id

String

Explanation:

ID of the subnet where the instance node is deployed

Values:

N/A

private_ip

String

Explanation:

Private IP address of a node

Constraints:

This parameter value is available after an ECS is created. Otherwise, the value is "".

Values:

N/A

public_ip

String

Explanation:

Bound EIP

Constraints:

This parameter is valid only for nodes bound with EIPs.

Values:

N/A

spec_code

String

Explanation:

Resource specification code. For the code, see the value of parameter flavors.spec_code in Querying Instance Specifications.

Values:

N/A

availability_zone

String

Explanation:

AZ

Values:

N/A

support_reduce

Boolean

Explanation:

Whether instance nodes can be deleted

Values:

  • true: Instance nodes can be deleted.
  • false: Instance nodes cannot be deleted.
Table 11 DualActiveInfo

Parameter

Type

Description

role

String

Explanation:

Active-active role

Values:

N/A

status

String

Explanation:

Active-active status

Values:

  • normal: The active-active status is normal.
  • abnormal: The active-active status is abnormal.

destination_instance_id

String

Explanation:

ID of the peer instance in the active-active pair

Values:

N/A

destination_region

String

Explanation:

Peer region of the active-active pair

Values:

N/A

Example Request

  • URI example

    Querying all instances and details

    GET https://gaussdb-nosql.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances
  • URI example

    Querying instances and details based on specified conditions

    GET https://gaussdb-nosql.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances?offset=0&limit=10&id=ed7cc6166ec24360a5ed5c5c9c2ed726in06&name=hy&mode=Cluster&datastore_type=cassandra&vpc_id=19e5d45d-70fd-4a91-87e9-b27e71c9891f&subnet_id=bd51fb45-2dcb-4296-8783-8623bfe89bb7

Example Response

Status code: 200

Successful request

{
  "instances" : [ {
    "id" : "8436a91546294036b75931e879882200in06",
    "name" : "nosql-efa6",
    "status" : "normal",
    "port" : "8635",
    "mode" : "Cluster",
    "region" : "aaa",
    "datastore" : {
      "type" : "Cassandra",
      "version" : "3.11",
      "whole_version" : "3.11.3.11204", 
      "patch_available" : false
    },
    "engine" : "rocksDB",
    "created" : "2019-01-17T07:05:52",
    "updated" : "2019-01-17T07:05:47",
    "db_user_name" : "rwuser",
    "vpc_id" : "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961",
    "subnet_id" : "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b",
    "security_group_id" : "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58",
    "backup_strategy" : {
      "start_time" : "16:00-17:00",
      "keep_days" : 7
    },
    "pay_mode" : 0,
    "maintenance_window" : "02:00-06:00",
    "groups" : [ {
      "id" : "0b0ff12541794e1084f6827e424be2d6gr06",
      "status" : "creating",
      "volume" : {
        "size" : 10,
        "used" : 0.33
      },
      "nodes" : [ {
        "id" : "233eaac9c6f245c0bb9c2d21eea12d1bno06",
        "name" : "nosql-efa6_priam_node_1",
        "status" : "normal",
        "subnet_id" : "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b",
        "private_ip" : "192.168.0.174",
        "spec_code" : "geminidb.redis.xlarge.4",
        "availability_zone" : "bbb"
      }, {
        "id" : "d57d76d6320a4a7b86db82c317550c4ano06",
        "name" : "nosql-efa6_priam_node_2",
        "status" : "normal",
        "subnet_id" : "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b",
        "private_ip" : "192.168.0.175",
        "spec_code" : "geminidb.redis.xlarge.4",
        "availability_zone" : "bbb"
      }, {
        "id" : "f46b0a1cf4d9400e9fd7af17f8742d37no06",
        "name" : "nosql-efa6_priam_node_3",
        "status" : "normal",
        "subnet_id" : "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b",
        "private_ip" : "192.168.0.176",
        "spec_code" : "geminidb.redis.xlarge.4",
        "availability_zone" : "bbb"
      } ]
    } ],
      "enterprise_project_id" : "0",
      "availability_zone": "cn-north-4a,cn-north-4b,cn-north-4c",
      "time_zone" : "",
      "actions" : [ "CREATE" ],
      "lb_ip_address" : "192.168.11.145",
      "lb_port" : "8635"
  }, {
    "id" : "1236a91546294036b75931e879882200in02",
    "name" : "nosql-efa7",
    "status" : "normal",
    "port" : "8635",
    "mode" : "ReplicaSet",
    "region" : "aaa",
    "datastore" : {
      "type" : "ReplicaSet",
      "version" : "4.0",
      "patch_available" : false
    },
    "engine" : "rocksDB",
    "created" : "2019-01-17T07:05:52",
    "updated" : "2019-01-17T07:05:47",
    "db_user_name" : "rwuser",
    "vpc_id" : "674e9b42-cd8d-4d25-a2e6-5abcc565b961",
    "subnet_id" : "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b",
    "security_group_id" : "7aa51dbf-5b63-40db-9724-dad3c4828b58",
    "backup_strategy" : {
      "start_time" : "16:00-17:00",
      "keep_days" : 7
    },
    "pay_mode" : 0,
    "maintenance_window" : "02:00-06:00",
    "groups" : [ {
      "id" : "0b0ff12541794e1084f6827e424be2d1gr02",
      "status" : "normal",
      "volume" : {
        "size" : 100,
        "used" : 0.003
      },
      "nodes" : [ {
        "id" : "233eaac9c6f245c0bb9c2d21eea12d1bno02",
        "name" : "nosql-efa7_replica_node_2",
        "status" : "normal",
        "role" : "Primary",
        "subnet_id" : "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b",
        "private_ip" : "192.168.0.174",
        "public_ip" : "10.154.217.134",
        "spec_code" : "geminidb.mongodb.xlarge.4",
        "availability_zone" : "bbb"
      }, {
        "id" : "d57d76d6320a4a7b86db82c317550c4ano02",
        "name" : "nosql-efa7_replica_node_1",
        "status" : "normal",
        "role" : "Secondary",
        "subnet_id" : "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b",
        "private_ip" : "192.168.0.39",
        "spec_code" : "geminidb.mongodb.xlarge.4",
        "availability_zone" : "bbb"
      }, {
        "id" : "f46b0a1cf4d9400e9fd7af17f8742d37no02",
        "name" : "nosql-efa7_replica_node_3",
        "status" : "normal",
        "role" : "Secondary",
        "subnet_id" : "f1df08c5-71d1-406a-aff0-de435a51007b",
        "private_ip" : "192.168.0.176",
        "spec_code" : "geminidb.mongodb.xlarge.4",
        "availability_zone" : "bbb"
      } ]
    } ],
      "enterprise_project_id" : "0", 
      "availability_zone": "cn-north-4a,cn-north-4b,cn-north-4c",
      "time_zone" : "",
      "actions" : [ ]
  } ],
  "total_count" : 2
}

Status Codes

For details, see Status Codes.

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.