Updated on 2025-08-11 GMT+08:00

Resetting a Database Password

Function

This API is used to reset a database password. Before calling this API:

URI

POST /v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/password
Table 1 Parameter description

Name

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

The value can contain 32 characters. Only letters and digits are allowed.

Default Value

N/A

instance_id

Yes

Definition

Instance ID, which uniquely identifies an instance.

Constraints

N/A

Range

The value can contain 36 characters. Only letters and digits are allowed.

Default Value

N/A

Request Parameters

Table 2 Parameter description

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

password

Yes

String

Definition

Password for user root. The password must:

Constraints

Weak passwords are not allowed. For details about password strength verification, see Validating Password Strength.

Range

  • Consist of 8 to 32 characters.
  • Contain at least three types of the following characters:

    Uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and the following special characters: ~! @# %^*-_=+?,

Default Value

N/A

Response Parameters

None

Example Request

Changing the password of user root
POST https://gaussdb-opengauss.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/dsfae23fsfdsae3435in01/password
{
  "password": "******"
}

Example Response

{}

Status Codes

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.