Updated on 2026-01-19 GMT+08:00

Changing a DB Instance Name

Scenarios

You can change the name of an RDS primary instance or read replica.

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, locate the target DB instance, click next to it, and edit the instance name. Then, click OK.

    Alternatively, click the instance name to go to the Summary page. Under DB Instance Name, click and edit the instance name.

    Enter 4 to 64 characters starting with a letter. The instance name is case-sensitive and can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.).

    • To submit the change, click .
    • To cancel the change, click .

  5. Check the results on the Summary page.