Resetting a Password for a Database Account

Function

This API is used to reset a password for a database account.

Before calling an API, you need to understand the API in Authentication.

Constraints

The password of a database account cannot be reset if the DB instance is in any of the following statuses: creating, changing instance class, changing port, rebooting, frozen, or abnormal.

URI

URI format
POST /v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/db_user/resetpwd

Parameter description

**Table 1** Parameter description
Name	Mandatory	Description
project_id	Yes	Project ID of a tenant in a region. For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.
instance_id	Yes	Specifies the DB instance ID.

Request

**Table 2** Parameter description
Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Specifies the username of the database account.
password	Yes	String	Specifies the password of the database account. Valid value: The parameter must be 8 to 32 characters long and contain at least three types of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (~!@#%^*-_=+?,). The value cannot contain the username or the username spelled backwards. You are advised to enter a strong password to improve security, preventing security risks such as brute force cracking.

Example Request

Reset the password of rds.

POST https://{endpoint}/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/f569f1358436479dbcba8603c32cc4aein03/db_user/resetpwd

{
    "name": "rds",
    "password": "****"
}