Updated on 2025-08-20 GMT+08:00

Obtaining an Automated Backup Policy

Function

This API is used to obtain an automated backup policy.

URI

  • URI format

    GET /v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/backups/policy

  • Parameter description
    Table 1 Parameters

    Parameter

    Mandatory

    Description

    project_id

    Yes

    Project ID of a tenant in a region.

    To obtain the value, see Obtaining a Project ID.

    instance_id

    Yes

    Specifies the DB instance ID.

Request

  • Request parameters

    None

  • URI example

    GET https://{endpoint}/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/dsfae23fsfdsae3435in01/backups/policy

Response

  • Normal response
    Table 2 Parameters

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    backup_policy

    Object

    Indicates the backup policy objects, including the backup retention period (days) and backup start time.

    For details, see Table 3.

    Table 3 backup_policy field data structure description

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    keep_days

    Integer

    Indicates the number of days to retain the backup files.

    start_time

    String

    Indicates the backup time window. Automated backups will be triggered during the backup time window. The current time is the UTC time.

    period

    String

    Indicates the backup cycle configuration. Data will be automatically backed up on the selected days every week.

  • Example normal response

    When the automated backup policy is disabled:

    {
    	"backup_policy": {
    		"keep_days": 0
    	}
    }

    When the automated backup policy is enabled:

    {
    	"backup_policy": {
    		"keep_days": 7,
    		"start_time": "19:00-20:00",
    		"period": "1,2"
    	}
    }
  • Abnormal response

    For details, see Abnormal Request Results.

Status Code

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.