Deleting a Database

Scenarios

You can delete databases that you have created.

Deleted databases cannot be recovered. Exercise caution when performing this operation.

Constraints

• Custom databases cannot be deleted from DB instances that are in the process of being restored.

• Databases and accounts created using other methods than the RDS console and APIs are also displayed on the RDS console. If the names of the created databases or accounts do not meet the database naming rule or account naming rule, for example, the names containing Chinese characters or unsupported special characters, the databases or accounts cannot be managed on the RDS console or through APIs.
• If the name of any database or account on the source database does not meet the database naming rule or account naming rule, the database or account cannot be managed on the RDS console or through APIs after being migrated to the destination RDS for MySQL instance.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Relational Database Service.
4. On the Instances page, click the DB instance name.
5. On the Databases page, locate the target database and click Delete in the Operation column. In the displayed dialog box, click OK.
6. If you have enabled operation protection, click Send Code in the displayed Identity Verification dialog box and enter the obtained verification code. Then, click OK.

   Two-factor authentication improves the security of your account and cloud product. For details about how to enable operation protection, see Identity and Access Management User Guide.