Updated on 2026-09-20 GMT+08:00

Modifying an Incremental Backup Policy (RDS for SQL Server)

Function

This API is used to modify an incremental backup policy.

Before calling this API, learn how to authenticate it.
Before calling this API, learn about the request header parameters.

Authorization Information

Each account has all the permissions required to call all APIs, but IAM users must be assigned the required permissions.

If you are using role/policy-based authorization, see Permissions and Supported Actions for details on the required permissions.
If you are using identity policy-based authorization, the following identity policy-based permissions are required.

Action	Access Level	Resource Type (*: required)	Condition Key	Alias	Dependencies
rds:instance:modifyBackupPolicy	write	instance	-	rds:instance:modifyBackupPolicy	-

URI

URI format
PUT /v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/incre-backup/policy

Parameter description

**Table 1** Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Definition Project ID of a tenant in a region. To obtain the value, see Obtaining a Project ID. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A
instance_id	Yes	String	Definition Instance ID. You can obtain the value of this parameter from id in Table 4 by calling the API for querying DB instances. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A

Request

**Table 2** Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
incre_backup_policy	Yes	Object	Definition Incremental backup policy. For details, see Table 3. Constraints N/A

**Table 3** incre_backup_policy field description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
interval	No	Integer	Definition Incremental backup interval, in minutes. Constraints N/A Range 5 10 15 20 25 30 45 60 Default Value 5

Example Request

Modify an incremental backup policy.

PUT https://{Endpoint}/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/b086e7af46d94c34a02a516f6b404de2in04/incre-backup/policy
{
  "incre_backup_policy" : { 
    "interval" : 10 
  } 
}

Response

Normal response

Table 4 Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

job_id

String

Definition

Workflow ID.

Range

N/A

**Table 4** Parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
job_id	String	Definition Workflow ID. Range N/A

Example normal response

{
  "job_id" : "2217d6f8-a3ea-46af-8992-ce5df9d29384" 
}

Abnormal response
For details, see Abnormal Response Results.

Status Code

Normal
200
Abnormal
For details, see Status Codes.

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.

Parent topic: Backup and Restoration