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

Creating a Parameter Template

Function

This API is used to create a parameter template and configure the name, description, DB engine version, and parameter values in the parameter template.

Constraints

This API supports the following instance types:

  • GeminiDB Cassandra
  • GeminiDB Mongo
  • GeminiDB Influx instances with classic storage
  • GeminiDB Redis instances with classic storage

The new parameter template cannot have the same name as any existing parameter template.

For configuration item values, you can enter system-defined parameters that allow for modification.

URI

POST https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/configurations

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

Request Parameters

Table 2 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

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

Explanation:

Parameter template name

Constraints:

The name can contain a maximum of 64 characters and can contain only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.).

Values:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

description

No

String

Explanation:

Parameter template description

Constraints:

The description can contain a maximum of 256 characters except the following special characters: >!<"&'=

N/A

Values:

N/A

Default value:

Empty

values

No

Map<String,String>

Explanation:

Parameter values defined by users based on a default parameter template

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

N/A

Default value:

Keep the parameter values unchanged by default.

datastore

Yes

ConfigurationDatastoreOption object

Explanation:

Database object.

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

N/A

Default value:

N/A

Table 4 ConfigurationDatastoreOption

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

type

Yes

String

Explanation:

Database type

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

  • cassandra: GeminiDB Cassandra instance
  • mongodb: GeminiDB Mongo instance
  • influxdb: GeminiDB Influx instance
  • redis: GeminiDB Redis instance
  • dynamodb: GeminiDB (DynamoDB API compatible) instance
  • hbase: GeminiDB HBase instance

Default value:

N/A

version

Yes

String

Explanation:

Database version

Constraints:

N/A

Values:

  • 3.11: GeminiDB Cassandra instance 3.11
  • 4.0: GeminiDB Mongo instance 4.0
  • 1.8: GeminiDB Influx instance 1.8
  • 5.0: GeminiDB Redis instance 5.0

Default value:

N/A

mode

No

String

Explanation:

DB instance type

Constraints:

This parameter is mandatory when you create a GeminiDB Mongo or GeminiDB Cassandra instance with cloud native storage.

Values:

  • ReplicaSet, indicating that the instance is a GeminiDB Mongo replica set.
  • InfluxdbSingle, indicating that the instance is a single-node GeminiDB Influx instance.
  • CloudNativeCluster: GeminiDB Cassandra instance with cloud native storage

Default value:

If this parameter is not transferred, the parameter template of a GeminiDB Cassandra instance with classic storage is queried by default.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 5 Response body parameter

Parameter

Type

Description

configuration

ConfigurationResult object

Explanation:

Parameter template information

Values:

N/A

Table 6 ConfigurationResult

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Explanation:

Parameter template ID

Values:

N/A

name

String

Explanation:

Parameter template name

Values:

N/A

datastore_version_name

String

Explanation:

Database version name

Values:

N/A

datastore_name

String

Explanation:

Database name

Values:

N/A

description

String

Explanation:

Parameter template description

Values:

N/A

created

String

Explanation:

Creation time

Values:

Format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ

updated

String

Explanation:

Update time

Values:

Format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ

mode

String

Explanation:

DB instance type

Values:

  • ReplicaSet: GeminiDB Mongo instances in a replica set
  • InfluxdbSingle: single-node GeminiDB Influx instance
  • CloudNativeCluster: GeminiDB Cassandra instance with cloud native storage

Example Requests

  • URI example
    POST https://gaussdb-nosql.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/375d8d8fad1f43039e23d3b6c0f60a19/configurations
  • Creating a parameter template for GeminiDB Cassandra instances
    {
      "name" : "configuration_test",
      "description" : "configuration_test",
      "values" : {
        "max_connections" : "10",
        "autocommit" : "OFF"
      },
      "datastore" : {
        "type" : "cassandra",
        "version" : "3.11"
      }
    }

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Success

{
  "configuration" : {
    "id" : "463b4b58d0e84e2b95605dea4552fdpr06",
    "name" : "configuration_test",
    "datastore_version_name" : "3.11",
    "datastore_name" : "cassandra",
    "description" : "configuration_test",
    "created" : "2020-03-09T08:27:56+0800",
    "updated" : "2020-03-09T08:27:56+0800"
  }
}

Status Codes

For details, see Status Codes.

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.