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Updated on 2023-12-13 GMT+08:00
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Changing an Instance Name

This section describes how to change an instance name to identify different instances.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Document Database Service.
  4. On the Instances page, click next to the instance name you wish to change, enter a new name and click OK to apply the changes.

    Alternatively, in the DB Information area on the Basic Information page, click in the DB Instance Name field, enter a new name and click to apply the changes.

    • The instance name can be the same as an existing instance name.
    • The instance name must contain 4 to 64 characters and must start with a letter. It is case sensitive and can contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). It cannot contain other special characters.

  5. View the results on the Instances page.
Parent topic: Instance Modifications