Creating a DB Instance¶

Function¶

This API is used to create a GaussDB(for MySQL) instance. Before calling this API:

Learn how to authorize and authenticate it.
Obtain the required region and endpoint.

URI¶

URI format
POST https://{endpoint}/mysql/v3/{project_id}/instances
Example
POST https://gaussdb-mysql.eu-de.otc.t-systems.com/mysql/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances
Parameter description
Table 1 Parameter description¶
Name
Mandatory
Description
project_id
Yes
Project ID of a tenant in a region.
To obtain this value, see Obtaining a Project ID.

**Table 1** Parameter description¶
Name	Mandatory	Description
project_id	Yes	Project ID of a tenant in a region. To obtain this value, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request Parameters¶

**Table 2** Request header parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	User token.
X-Language	No	String	Language.

**Table 3** Request body parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
charge_info	No	MysqlChargeInfo object	Billing mode, which is pay-per-use (default setting).
region	Yes	String	Region ID. The value cannot be empty. To obtain this value, see Regions and Endpoints.
name	Yes	String	DB instance name. Instances of the same type can have same names under the same tenant. The value consists of 4 to 64 characters and starts with a letter. It is case-sensitive and contains only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
datastore	Yes	MysqlDatastore object	Database information.
mode	Yes	String	DB instance type, which is case-insensitive. Currently, only the cluster type is supported.
flavor_ref	Yes	String	Specification code. For details, see Querying Database Specifications.
vpc_id	Yes	String	VPC ID. To obtain this value, use either of the following methods: Method 1: Log in to the VPC console and view the VPC ID on the VPC details page. Method 2: See "Querying VPCs" in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.
subnet_id	Yes	String	Network ID. To obtain this value, use either of the following methods: Method 1: Log in to the VPC console and click the target subnet on the Subnets page. You can view the network ID on the displayed page. Method 2: See "Querying Subnets" in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.
security_group_id	No	String	Security group ID. If the network ACL is enabled for the subnet used by the created instance, this parameter is optional. If the network ACL is not enabled, this parameter is mandatory. Method 1: Log in to VPC console. Choose Access Control > Security Groups in the navigation pane on the left. On the displayed page, click the target security group. You can view the security group ID on the displayed page. Method 2: See "Querying Security Groups" in the Virtual Private Cloud API Reference.
configuration_id	No	String	Parameter template ID.
password	Yes	String	Database password. Valid value: The password consists of 8 to 32 characters and contains at least three types of the following: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters (`~!@#%^*-_=+?`). You are advised to enter a strong password to improve security and prevent security risks such as brute force cracking. If you enter a weak password, the system automatically determines that the password is invalid.
backup_strategy	No	MysqlBackupStrategy object	Automated backup policy.
time_zone	No	String	UTC time zone. If this parameter is not specified, UTC is used by default. If this parameter is specified, the value ranges from UTC-12:00 to UTC+12:00 at the full hour. For example, the parameter can be UTC+08:00 rather than UTC+08:30.
availability_zone_mode	Yes	String	AZ type. The value can be Single or multi.
master_availability_zone	If availability_zone_mode is set to multi, this parameter is mandatory. If availability_zone_mode is set to single, this parameter cannot be specified.	String	Primary AZ.
slave_count	Yes	Integer	Number of created read replicas. Value: 1 to 9. An instance contains up to 15 read replicas.
tags	No	Array of MysqlTags objects	Tag list. Instances are created based on tag keys and values. {key} indicates the tag key. It must be unique and cannot be empty. {value} indicates the tag value, which can be empty. To create instances with multiple tag keys and values, separate key-value pairs with commas (,). Up to 10 key-value pairs can be added.
enterprise_project_id	No	String	Enterprise project ID. This parameter is mandatory when the enterprise project is enabled.
dedicated_resource_id	No	String	Dedicated resource pool ID. This parameter is displayed only when the dedicated resource pool is enabled.

**Table 4** MysqlChargeInfo¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
charge_mode	Yes	String	Billing mode. Value: postPaid
period_type	No	String	Subscription period. Valid value: month: The service is subscribed by month. year: The service is subscribed by year. Note This parameter is valid and mandatory if charge_mode is set to prePaid.
period_num	No	Integer	Subscription duration. This parameter is valid and mandatory if charge_mode is set to prePaid. Valid value: When period_type is set to month, the parameter value ranges from 1 to 9. When period_type is set to year, the parameter value ranges from 1 to 3.

**Table 5** MysqlDatastore¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
type	Yes	String	DB engine. Currently, only gaussdb-mysql is supported.
version	Yes	String	DB version. For details about supported DB versions, see Querying Version Information About a DB Engine.

**Table 6** MysqlBackupStrategy¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
start_time	Yes	String	Automated backup start time. The automated backup will be triggered within one hour after the time specified by this parameter. The value cannot be empty. It must be a valid value in the "hh:mm-HH:MM" format. The current time is in the UTC format. The HH value must be 1 greater than the hh value. The values of mm and MM must be the same and must be set to 00. Example value: 21:00-22:00
keep_days	No	String	Automated backup retention days. Value: 1`-`732.

**Table 7** MysqlVolume¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
size	Yes	Integer	Disk size. The default value is 40 GB. Value: 40 to 128000. The value must be a multiple of 10.

**Table 8** MysqlTags¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
key	Yes	String	Tag key. It contains a maximum of 36 Unicode characters. The value cannot be an empty string, a space, or left blank. Only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.
value	Yes	String	Tag value. It contains a maximum of 43 Unicode characters. It can be an empty string. Only uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, periods (.), hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.

Response Parameters¶

Status code: 201

**Table 9** Response body parameters¶
Parameter	Type	Description
instance	MysqlInstanceResponse object	Instance information.
job_id	String	DB instance creation task ID. This parameter is returned only when pay-per-use DB instances are created.
order_id	String	Order ID. This parameter is returned only when yearly/monthly instances are created.

**Table 10** MysqlInstanceResponse¶
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Instance ID.
name	String	DB instance name. Instances of the same type can have same names under the same tenant. The name consists of 4 to 64 characters and starts with a letter. It is case-insensitive and contains only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
status	String	Instance status. Value: creating.
datastore	MysqlDatastore object	Database information.
mode	String	DB instance type. Currently, only the cluster type is supported.
configuration_id	String	Parameter template ID.
port	String	Database port, which is the same as the request parameter.
backup_strategy	MysqlBackupStrategy object	Automated backup policy.
enterprise_project_id	String	Enterprise project ID.
region	String	Region ID, which is the same as the request parameter.
availability_zone_mode	String	AZ mode, which is the same as the request parameter.
master_availability_zone	String	Primary AZ ID.
vpc_id	String	VPC ID, which is the same as the request parameter.
security_group_id	String	Security group ID, which is the same as the request parameter.
subnet_id	String	Subnet ID, which is the same as the request parameter.
flavor_ref	String	Specification code, which is the same as the request parameter.
charge_info	MysqlChargeInfo object	Billing mode, which is yearly/monthly or pay-per-use (default setting).

**Table 11** MysqlDatastore¶
Parameter	Type	Description
type	String	DB engine.
version	String	DB version.

**Table 12** MysqlBackupStrategy¶
Parameter	Type	Description
start_time	String	Automated backup start time. The automated backup will be triggered within one hour after the time specified by this parameter.
keep_days	String	Backup retention days.

**Table 13** MysqlChargeInfo¶
Parameter	Type	Description
charge_mode	String	Billing mode.
period_type	String	Subscription period. Valid value: month: The service is subscribed by month. year: The service is subscribed by year. This parameter is valid and mandatory only when charge_mode is set to prePaid.
period_num	Integer	Subscription duration, which is calculated by month. This parameter is valid when charge_mode is set to prePaid (this parameter is valid only for yearly/monthly instances).

Status code: 400

**Table 14** Response body parameters¶
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.

Status code: 500

**Table 15** Response body parameters¶
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.

Example Request¶

Note

The value of region in the following is used as an example.

Creating a DB instance

POST https://gaussdb-mysql.eu-de.otc.t-systems.com/mysql/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances

{
  "name" : "gaussdb-mysql-instance1",
  "region" : "xxxx",
  "charge_info" : {
    "charge_mode" : "postPaid"
  },
  "datastore" : {
    "type" : "gaussdb-mysql",
    "version" : "8.0"
  },
  "mode" : "Cluster",
  "flavor_ref" : "gaussdb.mysql.xlarge.arm.8",
  "vpc_id" : "3cedfc54-b105-4652-a4e0-847b11576b58",
  "subnet_id" : "c1cfa53c-65d3-431e-8552-326bf310c7ad",
  "security_group_id" : "fc577a1a-f202-424a-977f-24faec3fdd55",
  "configuration_id" : "43570e0de32e40c5a15f831aa5ce4176pr07",
  "password" : "xxxxx",
  "backup_strategy" : {
    "start_time" : "08:00-09:00"
  },
  "availability_zone_mode" : "single",
  "slave_count" : 1,
  "enterprise_project_id" : 0
}

Example Response¶

Note

The values of region and master_availability_zone are used as examples.

Status code: 201

Success.

{
  "instance" : {
    "id" : "5eebbb4c0f9f4a99b42ed1b6334569aain07",
    "name" : "gaussdb-mysql-instance1",
    "region" : "xxxx",
    "charge_info" : {
      "charge_mode" : "postPaid"
    },
    "datastore" : {
      "type" : "gaussdb-mysql",
      "version" : "8.0"
    },
    "mode" : "Cluster",
    "flavor_ref" : "gaussdb.mysql.xlarge.arm.8",
    "vpc_id" : "3cedfc54-b105-4652-a4e0-847b11576b58",
    "subnet_id" : "c1cfa53c-65d3-431e-8552-326bf310c7ad",
    "security_group_id" : "fc577a1a-f202-424a-977f-24faec3fdd55",
    "configuration_id" : "43570e0de32e40c5a15f831aa5ce4176pr07",
    "backup_strategy" : {
      "start_time" : "08:00-09:00",
      "keep_days" : 7
    },
    "availability_zone_mode" : "single",
    "slave_count" : 1
  },
  "job_id" : "dff1d289-4d03-4942-8b9f-463ea07c000d"
}

Status Code¶

For details, see Status Codes.

Error Code¶

For details, see Error Codes.

last updated: 2024-12-11 10:02 UTC - commit: 8d114bc8192e701ffd6d2f44f88f80cb34137da4