Master/Standby Switchover

This API is used to perform a master/standby switchover. Only master/standby instances support this operation.

POST /v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/swap

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
instance_id	Yes	String	Instance ID.
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID. For details, see Obtaining a Project ID.

None

Status code: 204

Master/standby switchover performed successfully.

Status code: 400

**Table 2** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_msg	String	Parameter description: Error message. Value range: N/A.
error_code	String	Parameter description: Error code. Value range: For details, see Error Codes.
error_ext_msg	String	Parameter description: Extended error information. This parameter is not used currently and is set to null. Value range: N/A.

Status code: 401

**Table 3** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_msg	String	Parameter description: Error message. Value range: N/A.
error_code	String	Parameter description: Error code. Value range: For details, see Error Codes.
error_ext_msg	String	Parameter description: Extended error information. This parameter is not used currently and is set to null. Value range: N/A.

Status code: 403

**Table 4** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_msg	String	Parameter description: Error message. Value range: N/A.
error_code	String	Parameter description: Error code. Value range: For details, see Error Codes.
error_ext_msg	String	Parameter description: Extended error information. This parameter is not used currently and is set to null. Value range: N/A.

Status code: 404

**Table 5** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_msg	String	Parameter description: Error message. Value range: N/A.
error_code	String	Parameter description: Error code. Value range: For details, see Error Codes.
error_ext_msg	String	Parameter description: Extended error information. This parameter is not used currently and is set to null. Value range: N/A.

Status code: 500

**Table 6** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_msg	String	Parameter description: Error message. Value range: N/A.
error_code	String	Parameter description: Error code. Value range: For details, see Error Codes.
error_ext_msg	String	Parameter description: Extended error information. This parameter is not used currently and is set to null. Value range: N/A.

POST https://{dcs_endpoint}/v2/a4d31cb6-3d72-4fdc-8ec9-6e3a41e47f71/instances/5560df16-cebf-4473-95c4-d1b573c16e79/swap

Status code: 400

Invalid request.

{
  "error_msg" : "Master standby swap is not supported.",
  "error_code" : "DCS.4855",
  "error_ext_msg" : null
}

Status Code	Description
204	Master/standby switchover performed successfully.
400	Invalid request.
401	Invalid authentication information.
403	The request is rejected.
404	The requested resource is not found.
500	Internal service error.