Obtaining an Automated Backup Policy

Function

This API is used to obtain an automated backup policy information.

URI

  • URI format

    PATH: /rds/v1/{project_id}/instances/{instanceId}/backups/policy

    Method: GET

  • Parameter description

    Table 1 Parameter description

    Name

    Mandatory

    Description

    project_id

    Yes

    Specifies the project ID of a tenant in a region.

    instanceId

    Yes

    Specifies the primary node ID of the DB instance.

    Note

    This field is not the DB instance ID. You are advised to use API v3 and the DB instance ID to perform related operations.

Request

None

Normal Response

  • Parameter description

    Table 2 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    policy

    Dictionary data structure. For details, see Table 3.

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

    Table 3 policy field data structure description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    keepday

    Int

    Indicates the number of days to retain the generated backup files.

    The value range is from 0 to 732. If this parameter is 0, the automated backup policy is not set. To extend the retention period, contact customer service. Automated backups can be retained for up to 2562 days.

    starttime

    String

    Indicates the backup start time that has been set. The backup task will be triggered within one hour after the backup start time.

    Valid value:

    The value cannot be empty. The format can be hh:mm:ss or hh:mm and must be valid. The time is in the UTC format.

  • Response example

    {
      "policy": {
      "keepday": 7,
      "starttime": "00:00:00"
     }
    }
    

Abnormal Response

For details, see Abnormal Request Results.