How Do I Distinguish Between General-Purpose and Dedicated RDS for MySQL Instances Using Cloud SSDs?

You can use either of the following methods:

Checking the Instance Class on the Console

Log in to the management console.
Click in the upper left corner and select a region.
Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Relational Database Service.
On the Instances page, click the instance name.
On the Overview page, check the specification code under Instance Class.
- General-purpose: The specification code contains n1.
- Dedicated: The specification code contains x1.

Querying the Instance Class through the API

Call the API used for querying database specifications and check the instance class based on the value of the returned response parameter group_type.

general: general-purpose
dedicated: dedicated
rapid: dedicated (offline)

Parent topic: Capacity Expansion and Specification Change