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Restoring Data to an Existing DB Instance

Function

This API is used to restore a database to an existing DB instance.

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

Constraints

RDS for SQL Server supports batch calling of this API to restore one database to an existing DB instance.
When data is restored to an existing DB instance, the API has the following constraints:
- The DB engine of the original DB instance must be the same as that of the target DB instance. For example, if the original DB instance is running MySQL, the target DB instance must also run MySQL.
- For RDS for MySQL, the DB engine version of the target DB instance must be at least equal to that of the original DB instance, for example, from MySQL 5.7.25 to 5.7.27.
- For RDS for PostgreSQL, the DB engine version of the target DB instance must be the same as that of the original DB instance.
- For RDS for SQL Server, the time zone of the target DB instance must be the same as that of the original DB instance. Otherwise, data inconsistency may occur.
- For version constraints of RDS for SQL Server, see Table 1.
- The total storage space of the target DB instance must be at least equal to that of the original DB instance for RDS for MySQL.
- Cross-region restoration is not supported.
- For RDS for MySQL DB instances, when data is restored to an existing DB instance, the case sensitivity setting of the existing DB instance must be the same as that of the original DB instance. Otherwise, the restoration may fail.

When data is restored to an original DB instance:

This API is supported only for MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server DB engines.

**Table 1** Restoring to the DB engine versions supported by RDS for SQL Server
Original DB Engine Version	Restore To
2008 R2 Standard Edition	2008 R2 Standard Edition 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition 2012 Standard Edition 2012 Enterprise Edition 2014 Standard Edition 2014 Enterprise Edition 2016 Standard Edition 2016 Enterprise Edition 2017 Standard Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2012 Web Edition	2012 Web Edition 2012 Standard Edition 2012 Enterprise Edition 2014 Web Edition 2014 Standard Edition 2014 Enterprise Edition 2016 Web Edition 2016 Standard Edition 2016 Enterprise Edition 2017 Web Edition 2017 Standard Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2012 Standard Edition	2012 Standard Edition 2012 Enterprise Edition 2014 Standard Edition 2014 Enterprise Edition 2016 Standard Edition 2016 Enterprise Edition 2017 Standard Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2012 Enterprise Edition	2012 Enterprise Edition 2014 Enterprise Edition 2016 Enterprise Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2014 Standard Edition	2014 Standard Edition 2014 Enterprise Edition 2016 Standard Edition 2016 Enterprise Edition 2017 Standard Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2014 Enterprise Edition	2014 Enterprise Edition 2016 Enterprise Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2016 Standard Edition	2016 Standard Edition 2016 Enterprise Edition 2017 Standard Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2016 Enterprise Edition	2016 Enterprise Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2017 Web Edition	2017 Web Edition 2017 Standard Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2017 Standard Edition	2017 Standard Edition 2017 Enterprise Edition
2017 Enterprise Edition	2017 Enterprise Edition

URI

URI format
POST /v3.1/{project_id}/instances/recovery

Parameter description

**Table 2** Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Description
project_id	Yes	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

Request

**Table 3** Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
source	Yes	Object	Definition Restoration information. For details, see Table 4. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A
target	Yes	Object	Definition Instance to which the backup is restored. For details, see Table 5. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A

**Table 4** source field data structure description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
instance_id	Yes	String	Definition Instance ID. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A
type	No	String	Definition Restoration mode of the instance. Constraints N/A Range backup: indicates using backup files for restoration. In this mode, type is not mandatory and backup_id is mandatory. timestamp: indicates the point-in-time restoration mode. In this mode, type and restore_time are mandatory. Default Value N/A
backup_id	No	String	Definition ID of the backup used to restore data. This parameter must be specified when the backup file is used for restoration. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A
restore_time	No	Integer	Definition Time point of data restoration in the UNIX timestamp format. The unit is millisecond and the time zone is UTC. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A
database_name	No	Map<String, String>	Definition Name of the new database after the restoration. If this parameter is available, you can restore specific databases and rename new databases. Constraints This parameter is only available to RDS for SQL Server. If this parameter is not specified, all databases are restored by default. Before the restoration, make sure that the size of the restored data does not exceed the purchased disk capacity. Expand disk capacity, if necessary. Range You can enter multiple new database names and separate them with commas (,). The new database names can contain the original database names. New database names must be different from the original database names. If they are left blank, the original database names will be used for restoration by default. Check whether new database names are case sensitive based on the character set selected during instance creation and make sure each new database name is unique. The total number of new and existing databases on the existing or original DB instances where data is restored cannot exceed the database quota specified by rds_databases_quota. New database names cannot contain the following fields (case-insensitive): rdsadmin, master, msdb, tempdb, model, and resource. New database names must consist of 1 to 64 characters, including only letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). If you want to restore data to multiple new databases, separate them with commas (,). New database names must be different from any database names on the original DB instance. New database names must be different from any database names on the existing or original DB instances where data is restored. Example: "database_name":{"Original database name":"New database name"} Correct example: "database_name":{"A":"A,A1,A2","B":"B1,B2","C":""} Wrong example: "database_name":{"A":"A","B":"B1,B2","C":"B1,C1","D":"D1,d1"}, Error causes are as follows: The new database name (A) is the same as the original database name (A). The new database name (B1) is not unique. When the database name is case insensitive, the database names D1 and d1 conflict. Exercise caution when restoring data to an existing or original DB instance. Default Value N/A
restore_all_database	No	Boolean	Definition Whether to restore all databases to the target instance. Constraints This field is available only for Microsoft SQL Server. Range true: All databases will be restored to the target instance. false: Not all databases will be restored to the target instance. Default Value The default value is false.

**Table 5** target field data structure description
Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
instance_id	Yes	String	Definition Specifies the ID of the DB instance where the backup will be restored to. Constraints N/A Range N/A Default Value N/A

Example Request

Restore data to a DB instance from a backup.

POST https://{endpoint}/v3.1/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/recovery

{
	"source": {
		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01",
		"type": "backup",
		"backup_id": "2f4ddb93-b901-4b08-93d8-1d2e472f30fe"
	},
	"target": {
		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01"
	}
}

Restore all databases to a DB instance from an RDS for SQL Server backup.

{
	"source": {
		"instance_id": "61879e6085bc44d1831b0ce62d988fd9in04",
		"type": "backup",
		"backup_id": "b021670e69ba4538b7b2ed07257306aebr04",
                "restore_all_database":true
	},
	"target": {
		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin04"
	}
}

Restore instance data to a specific point in time.

{
	"source": {
		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01",
		"type": "timestamp",
		"restore_time": 1532001446987
	},
	"target": {
		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01"
	}
}

Restore some databases of an RDS for SQL Server instance to a specific point in time.

{
	"source": {
		"instance_id": "61879e6085bc44d1831b0ce62d988fd9in04",
		"type": "timestamp",
		"restore_time": 1532001446987,
		"database_name": {
			"db1": "dbtest1,dbtest2",
			"db2": "db2,db02",
                        "db3": ""
		}
	},
	"target": {
		"instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin04"
	}
}

Response

Normal response

**Table 6** Parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
job_id	String	Definition Indicates the job ID. Range N/A

Example normal response

{
	"job_id": "ff80808157127d9301571bf8160c001d"
}

Abnormal response
For details, see Abnormal Request Results.

Status Code

Normal
200
Abnormal
For details, see Status Codes.

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.

Parent topic: API v3.1 (Recommended)

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