Updated on 2025-12-15 GMT+08:00

Querying DB Instances

Function

This API is used to query DB instances according to search criteria.

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 identity policy-based authorization, the following identity policy-based permissions are required.

    Action

    Access Level

    Resource Type (*: required)

    Condition Key

    Alias

    Dependencies

    rds:instance:listAll

    read

    -

    -

    rds:instance:list

    -

URI

  • URI format

    GET /v3/{project_id}/instances?id={id}&name={name}&type={type}&datastore_type={datastore_type}&group_type={group_type}&offset={offset}&limit={limit}&tags={key}={value}

  • Parameter description
    Table 1 Parameters

    Parameter

    Type

    Mandatory

    Description

    project_id

    Yes

    String

    Definition

    Project ID of a tenant in a region.

    For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    N/A

    Default Value

    N/A

    id

    String

    No

    Definition

    Instance ID.

    The asterisk (*) is reserved for the system. If the instance ID starts with *, fuzzy match is performed based on the value following *. Otherwise, the exact match is performed based on the instance ID. The value cannot contain only asterisks (*).

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    N/A

    Default Value

    N/A

    name

    String

    No

    Definition

    Instance name.

    The asterisk (*) is reserved for the system. If the instance name starts with *, it indicates that fuzzy match is performed based on the value following * Otherwise, the exact match is performed based on the instance name. The value cannot contain only asterisks (*).

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    N/A

    Default Value

    N/A

    type

    String

    No

    Definition

    Instance type.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    The value can be Single or Ha, indicating single-node instances or primary/standby instances, respectively.

    Default Value

    N/A

    datastore_type

    String

    No

    Definition

    DB engine.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    MySQL (case-sensitive)

    Default Value

    N/A

    offset

    Integer

    No

    Definition

    Index offset.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    If offset is set to N, the resource query starts from the N+1 piece of data. The value is 0 by default, indicating that the query starts from the first piece of data. The value cannot be a negative number.

    Default Value

    0

    limit

    Integer

    No

    Definition

    Number of records to be queried.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    The default value is 100. The value cannot be a negative number. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is 100.

    Default Value

    100

    tags

    Array of objects

    No

    Definition

    Tag key–value pairs of the instance. For details, see Table 2.

    Constraints

    To query instances with multiple tag keys and values, separate key–value pairs with commas (,). A maximum of 20 key–value pairs are supported.

    group_type

    String

    Yes

    Definition

    Querying FlexusRDS instances.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    flexus

    Default Value

    N/A

    Table 2 tags field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Mandatory

    Description

    key

    String

    Yes

    Definition

    Tag key.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    The value must consist of 1 to 128 Unicode characters.

    It can contain letters, digits, spaces, and special characters _.:=+-@. However, it cannot start or end with a space, or start with _sys_.

    Default Value

    N/A

    value

    String

    No

    Definition

    Tag value.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    It can be left blank or contain a maximum of 255 Unicode characters.

    It can contain letters, digits, spaces, and special characters _.:=+-@.

    Default Value

    N/A

Request Parameters

None

Example Request

  • Query all instances.
    GET https://{endpoint}/v3/97b026aa9cc4417888c14c84a1ad9860/instances
  • Query instances based on search criteria.
    GET https://{endpoint}/v3/97b026aa9cc4417888c14c84a1ad9860/instances?id=ed7cc6166ec24360a5ed5c5c9c2ed726in01&name=hy&type=Ha&datastore_type=MySQL&offset=0&limit=10&tags=rds001=001,rds002=002&group_type=flexus

Response

  • Normal response
    Table 3 Parameter description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    instances

    Array of objects

    Definition

    Instance information. For details, see Table 4.

    total_count

    Integer

    Definition

    Total number of records.

    Range

    N/A

    Table 4 instances field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    id

    String

    Definition

    Instance ID.

    Range

    N/A

    name

    String

    Definition

    Instance name.

    Range

    N/A

    status

    String

    Definition

    Instance status.

    Range

    • BUILD: The instance is being created.
    • ACTIVE: The instance is running properly.
    • FAILED: The instance is abnormal.
    • MODIFYING: The instance is being scaled out.
    • REBOOTING: The instance is being rebooted.
    • RESTORING: The instance is being restored.
    • BACKING UP: The instance is being backed up.
    • STORAGE FULL: The instance storage space is full.

    alias

    String

    Definition

    Instance description.

    Range

    N/A

    private_ips

    List<String>

    Definition

    Private IP addresses. It is a blank string until an instance is created.

    private_dns_names

    List<String>

    Definition

    Private domain names. After a DB instance is created, you need to manually apply for a private domain name, or the private domain name is left blank.

    public_dns_names

    List<String>

    Definition

    Public domain names. After a DB instance is created, you need to manually apply for a public domain name, or the public domain name is left blank.

    public_ips

    List<String>

    Definition

    Public IP addresses.

    port

    Integer

    Definition

    Database port.

    Range

    If this parameter is not specified, the default port number 3306 is used.

    enable_ssl

    Boolean

    Definition

    Whether SSL is enabled for the instance.

    Range

    • true: SSL is enabled for the instance.
    • false: SSL is disabled for the instance.

    type

    String

    Definition

    Instance type.

    Range

    The value can be Single or Ha, indicating single-node instances or primary/standby instances, respectively.

    ha

    Object

    Definition

    HA information. This parameter is returned only for HA instances.

    For details, see Table 5.

    region

    String

    Definition

    Region where the instance is deployed.

    Range

    N/A

    datastore

    Object

    Definition

    Database information. For details, see Table 6.

    created

    String

    Definition

    Creation time.

    Range

    The value is in the "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ" format.

    T is the separator between the calendar and the hourly notation of time. Z indicates the time zone offset. For example, if the time zone offset is one hour, the value of Z is +0100.

    The value is empty when the DB instance is being created. After the DB instance is created, the value is not empty.

    updated

    String

    Definition

    Update time.

    Range

    The value is in the "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ" format.

    T is the separator between the calendar and the hourly notation of time. Z indicates the time zone offset. For example, if the time zone offset is one hour, the value of Z is +0100.

    The value is empty when the DB instance is being created. After the DB instance is created, the value is not empty.

    db_user_name

    String

    Definition

    Default username.

    Range

    N/A

    vpc_id

    String

    Definition

    VPC ID.

    Range

    N/A

    subnet_id

    String

    Definition

    Subnet ID.

    Range

    N/A

    security_group_id

    String

    Definition

    Security group ID.

    Range

    N/A

    flavor_ref

    String

    Definition

    Specification code.

    Range

    N/A

    cpu

    String

    Definition

    Number of vCPUs. For example, the value 1 indicates 1 vCPU.

    Range

    N/A

    mem

    String

    Definition

    Memory size in GB.

    Range

    N/A

    volume

    Object

    Definition

    Instance storage. For details, see Table 7.

    switch_strategy

    String

    Definition

    Database failover priority.

    Range

    The value can be reliability or availability, indicating that the reliability or availability is given priority during the failover, respectively.

    db_read_only_from_tenant

    String

    Definition

    Whether the database is read-only.

    Range

    • true: The database is read-only.
    • false: The database is not read-only.

    read_only_by_user

    Boolean

    Definition

    Whether the instance is set to read-only.

    Range

    • true: The instance is set to read-only.
    • false: The instance is not set to read-only.

    backup_strategy

    Object

    Definition

    Backup policy. For details, see Table 8.

    maintenance_window

    String

    Definition

    Maintenance window, in the UTC format.

    Range

    N/A

    nodes

    Array of objects

    Definition

    Primary/standby instance information. For details, see Table 9.

    related_instance

    Array of objects

    Definition

    All associated DB instances. For details, see Table 10.

    disk_encryption_id

    String

    Definition

    Disk encryption key ID.

    Range

    N/A

    enterprise_project_id

    String

    Definition

    Enterprise project ID.

    Range

    N/A

    time_zone

    String

    Definition

    Time zone.

    Range

    N/A

    charge_info

    Object

    Definition

    Billing information. For details, see Table 11.

    tags

    Array of objects

    Definition

    Tag list. If there is no tag added for the instance, an empty array is returned.

    For details, see Table 12.

    order_id

    String

    Definition

    Order ID.

    Range

    N/A

    associated_with_ddm

    Boolean

    Definition

    Whether this instance is associated with a DDM instance.

    Range

    N/A

    expiration_time

    String

    Definition

    Instance expiration time.

    Range

    The value is in the "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ" format.

    This field is returned only for yearly/monthly instances.

    Table 5 ha field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    replication_mode

    String

    Definition

    Replication mode for the standby instance.

    Range

    • async: asynchronous replication
    • semisync: semi-synchronous replication
    Table 6 datastore field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    type

    String

    Definition

    DB engine.

    Range

    MySQL (case-insensitive)

    version

    String

    Definition

    DB engine version.

    Range

    5.7 or 8.0

    complete_version

    String

    Definition

    Complete database version number.

    Range

    N/A

    Table 7 volume field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    type

    String

    Definition

    Storage type.

    Range

    CLOUDSSD (case-sensitive): cloud SSD storage. This storage type is supported only with general-purpose and dedicated instances.

    size

    Integer

    Definition

    Storage space.

    Range

    40–4000, in GB. The value must be a multiple of 10.

    Table 8 backup_strategy field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    start_time

    String

    Definition

    Backup time window. Automated backups will be triggered during the backup time window.

    Range

    The value cannot be empty. It must be a valid value in the "hh:mm-HH:MM" format. The current time is the UTC time.

    • The HH value must be 1 greater than the hh value.
    • The values of mm and MM must be the same and must be set to 00, 15, 30, or 45.

    Example:

    • 08:15-09:15
    • 23:00-00:00

    keep_days

    Integer

    Definition

    Retention days for backups.

    Range

    0–732. 0 indicates that the automated backup policy is disabled. To extend the retention period, contact customer service. Automated backups can be retained for up to 2,562 days.

    Table 9 nodes field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    id

    String

    Definition

    Node ID.

    Range

    N/A

    name

    String

    Definition

    Node name.

    Range

    N/A

    role

    String

    Definition

    Node type.

    Range

    master (primary node) or slave (standby node)

    status

    String

    Definition

    Node status.

    Range
    • creating: The node is being created.
    • active or normal: The node is normal.
    • abnormal: The node is abnormal.
    • createfail: The node failed to be created.
    • enlargefail: The node failed to be expanded.
    • restarting: The node is being restarted.
    • resizing: The node specifications are being changed.
    • resizefailed: The node specifications failed to be changed.
    • data_disk_full: The storage space is full.

    availability_zone

    String

    Definition

    AZ.

    Range

    N/A

    Table 10 related_instance field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    id

    String

    Definition

    ID of the associated instance.

    Range

    N/A

    type

    String

    Definition

    Type of the associated instance.

    Range

    replica_of: primary instance

    Table 11 chargeInfo field data structure description

    Parameter

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    charge_mode

    Yes

    String

    Definition

    Billing mode.

    Range

    prePaid: yearly/monthly billing

    Table 12 tags field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    key

    String

    Definition

    Tag key.

    Range

    N/A

    value

    String

    Definition

    Tag value.

    Range

    N/A

    The values of region and availability_zone in the example response are only for reference.

  • Example normal response
    Query DB instances based on search criteria.
    {
    	"instances": [{
    		"id": "ed7cc6166ec24360a5ed5c5c9c2ed726in01",
    		"status": "ACTIVE",
    		"name": "mysql-0820-022709-01",
    		"port": 3306,
    		"type": "Single",
    		"region": "aaa",
    		"datastore": {
    			"type": "MySQL",
    			"version": "5.7"
    		},
    		"created": "2018-08-20T02:33:49+0800",
    		"updated": "2018-08-20T02:33:50+0800",
    		"volume": {
    			"type": "ULTRAHIGH",
    			"size": 100
    		},
    		"nodes": [{
    			"id": "06f1c2ad57604ae89e153e4d27f4e4b8no01",
    			"name": "mysql-0820-022709-01_node0",
    			"role": "master",
    			"status": "ACTIVE",
    			"availability_zone": "bbb"
    		}],
                    "alias": "description",
    		"private_ips": ["192.168.0.1"],
    		"private_dns_names": ["ed7cc6166ec24360a5ed5c5c9c2ed726in01.internal.cn-xianhz-1.mysql.rds.myhuaweicloud.com"],
    		"public_ips": ["10.10.10.1"],
    		"db_user_name": "root",
    		"vpc_id": "b21630c1-e7d3-450d-907d-39ef5f445ae7",
    		"subnet_id": "45557a98-9e17-4600-8aec-999150bc4eef",
    		"security_group_id": "38815c5c-482b-450a-80b6-0a301f2afd97",
    		"flavor_ref": "rds.mysql.s1.large",
                    "switch_strategy": "",
    		"backup_strategy": {
    			"start_time": "19:00-20:00",
    			"keep_days": 7
    		},
    		"maintenance_window": "02:00-06:00",
    		"related_instance": [],
    		"disk_encryption_id": "",
    		"time_zone": "",
      		"tags": [
               		 {
               		     "key": "rds001",
               		     "value": "001"
             		   },
           		     {
               		     "key": "rds002",
               		     "value": "002"
        		        }
        	     ]
            	}],
    	"total_count": 1
    }
  • Query all DB instances.
    {
    	"instances": [{
    		"id": "ed7cc6166ec24360a5ed5c5c9c2ed726in01",
    		"status": "ACTIVE",
    		"name": "mysql-0820-022709-01",
    		"port": 3306,
    		"type": "Single",
    		"region": "aaa",
    		"datastore": {
    			"type": "MySQL",
    			"version": "5.7"
    		},
    		"created": "2018-08-20T02:33:49+0800",
    		"updated": "2018-08-20T02:33:50+0800",
    		"volume": {
    			"type": "ULTRAHIGH",
    			"size": 100
    		},
    		"nodes": [{
    			"id": "06f1c2ad57604ae89e153e4d27f4e4b8no01",
    			"name": "mysql-0820-022709-01_node0",
    			"role": "master",
    			"status": "ACTIVE",
    			"availability_zone": "bbb"
    		}],
                    "alias": "description",
    		"private_ips": ["192.168.0.1"],
    		"private_dns_names": ["ed7cc6166ec24360a5ed5c5c9c2ed726in01.internal.cn-xianhz-1.mysql.rds.myhuaweicloud.com"],
    		"public_ips": ["10.10.10.1"],
    		"db_user_name": "root",
    		"vpc_id": "b21630c1-e7d3-450d-907d-39ef5f445ae7",
    		"subnet_id": "45557a98-9e17-4600-8aec-999150bc4eef",
    		"security_group_id": "38815c5c-482b-450a-80b6-0a301f2afd97",
    		"flavor_ref": "rds.mysql.s1.large",
                    "cpu": "2",
                    "mem": "4",
    		"switch_strategy": "",
    		"backup_strategy": {
    			"start_time": "19:00-20:00",
    			"keep_days": 7
    		},
    		"maintenance_window": "02:00-06:00",
    		"related_instance": [],
    		"disk_encryption_id": "",
    		"time_zone": "",
                    "tags": [
                        {
                            "key": "rds001",
                            "value": "001"
                        },
                        {
                            "key": "rds002",
                            "value": "002"
                        }
                     ],
    		"associated_with_ddm": false
    	}, {
    		"id": "ed7cc6166ec24360a5ed5c5c9c2ed726in02",
    		"status": "ACTIVE",
    		"name": "mysql-0820-022709-02",
    		"port": 3306,
    		"type": "Single",
    		"region": "aaa",
    		"datastore": {
    			"type": "MySQL",
    			"version": "5.6"
    		},
    		"created": "2019-08-20T02:33:49+0800",
    		"updated": "2019-08-20T02:33:50+0800",
    		"volume": {
    			"type": "ULTRAHIGH",
    			"size": 100
    		},
    		"nodes": [{
    			"id": "06f1c2ad57604ae89e153e4d27f4e4b8no01",
    			"name": "mysql-0820-022709-01_node0",
    			"role": "master",
    			"status": "ACTIVE",
    			"availability_zone": "bbb"
    		}],
                    "alias": "description",
    		"private_ips": ["192.168.0.1"],
    		"private_dns_names": ["ed7cc6166ec24360a5ed5c5c9c2ed726in01.internal.cn-xianhz-1.mysql.rds.myhuaweicloud.com"],
    		"public_ips": ["10.10.10.1"],
    		"db_user_name": "root",
    		"vpc_id": "b21630c1-e7d3-450d-907d-39ef5f445ae7",
    		"subnet_id": "45557a98-9e17-4600-8aec-999150bc4eef",
    		"security_group_id": "38815c5c-482b-450a-80b6-0a301f2afd97",
    		"flavor_ref": "rds.mysql.s1.large",
                    "cpu": "2",
                    "cpu": "4",
    		"switch_strategy": "",
    		"backup_strategy": {
    			"start_time": "19:00-20:00",
    			"keep_days": 7
    		},
    		"maintenance_window": "02:00-06:00",
    		"related_instance": [],
    		"disk_encryption_id": "",
    		"time_zone": "",
                    "tags": [
                        {
                            "key": "rds001",
                            "value": "001"
                        },
                        {
                            "key": "rds002",
                            "value": "002"
                        }
                     ],
    		"associated_with_ddm": false
    	}],
    	"total_count": 2
    }
  • Abnormal response

    For details, see Abnormal Request Results.

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