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

Stopping a Backup

Function

This API is used to stop backups of a DB instance, including all its ongoing full and differential backups. Before calling this API:

URI

POST /v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/backups/stop

Table 1 Parameter description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

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

String

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

None

Response Parameters

Table 2 Response body parameters

Name

Type

Description

job_id

String

Definition

Job ID.

Range

N/A

Example Request

Stopping a backup

POST https://gaussdb-opengauss.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/dsfae23fsfdsae3435in14/backups/stop

Example Response

Backup stopped.

{ 
  "job_id" : "dff1d289-4d03-4942-8b9f-463ea07c000d" 
}

Status Codes

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.