Updated on 2025-10-24 GMT+08:00

Setting the Recycle Bin Policy

Function

This API is used to set the recycle bin policy for an instance.

URI

  • URI format

    PUT /v3/{project_id}/instances/recycle-policy

  • URI example
    https://dds.cn-north-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/619d3e78f61b4be68bc5aa0b59edcf7b/instances/recycle-policy
    Table 1 Request Parameters

    Name

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    X-Auth-Token

    Yes

    String

    Definition

    User token obtained from IAM. For details, see Authentication.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    N/A

    Default Value

    N/A

    project_id

    Yes

    String

    Definition

    Project ID of a tenant in a region. To obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

    Constraints

    N/A

    Range

    N/A

    Default Value

    N/A

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request body parameters

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

recycle_policy

Yes

Object

Definition

Instance recycling policy. For details, see Table 3.

Constraints

N/A

Range

N/A

Default Value

N/A

Table 3 RecyclePolicy

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

enabled

Yes

Boolean

Definition

Whether to enable the recycling policy.

Constraints

This parameter cannot be disabled.

Range

true: Enable the recycling policy.

Default Value

true: Enable the recycling policy.

retention_period_in_days

No

Integer

Definition

Policy retention duration (1 to 7 days). The value is a positive integer. If this parameter is left blank, the policy is retained for 7 days by default.

Constraints

The value must be a positive integer.

Range

1–7

Default Value

7

Response Parameters

None

Example Requests

Enabling the recycle bin policy and setting the retention period to three days
PUT https://dds.cn-north-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/619d3e78f61b4be68bc5aa0b59edcf7b/instances/recycle-policy 
 
{ 
  "recycle_policy" : { 
    "enabled" : true, 
    "retention_period_in_days" : 3 
  } 
}

Example Responses

None

Status Code

For details, see Status Code.

Error Code

For details, see Error Code.