Restoring Data to an Existing or Original DB Instance

Function

This API is used to restore a database to an existing or the original DB instance.

URI

  • URI format

    POST https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances/recovery

  • Parameter description

    Table 1 Parameter description

    Name

    Mandatory

    Description

    project_id

    Yes

    Specifies the project ID of a tenant in a region.

    For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request

  • Parameter description

    Table 2 Parameter description

    Name

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    source

    Yes

    Object

    Specifies the restoration information.

    For details, see Table 3.

    target

    Yes

    Object

    Specifies the restoration target.

    For details, see Table 4.

    Table 3 source field data structure description

    Name

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    instance_id

    Yes

    String

    Specifies the DB instance ID.

    type

    No

    String

    Specifies the restoration mode. Enumerated values include:

    • backup: indicates using backup files for restoration. In this mode, type is not mandatory and backup_id is mandatory.

    • timestamp: indicates the point-in-time restoration mode. In this mode, type is mandatory and restore_time is no mandatory.

    backup_id

    No

    String

    Specifies the ID of the backup used to restore data. This parameter must be specified when the backup file is used for restoration.

    restore_time

    No

    Integer

    Specifies the time point of data restoration in the UNIX timestamp. The unit is millisecond and the time zone is UTC.

    Table 4 target field data structure description

    Name

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    instance_id

    Yes

    String

    Specifies the ID of the DB instance to be restored to.

  • Example

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

  • Request example

    Use backup files for restoration:

    {
        "source": {
            "instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01",
            "type": "backup",
            "backup_id": "2f4ddb93-b901-4b08-93d8-1d2e472f30fe"
        },
        "target": {
            "instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01"
        }
    }
    

    Use PITR for restoration:

    {
        "source": {
            "instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01",
            "type": "timestamp",
            "restore_time": 1532001446987
        },
        "target": {
            "instance_id": "d8e6ca5a624745bcb546a227aa3ae1cfin01"
        }
    }
    

Response

  • Normal response

    Table 5 Parameter description

    Name

    Type

    Description

    job_id

    String

    Indicates the task ID.

  • Example normal response

    {
        "job_id": "ff80808157127d9301571bf8160c001d"
    }
    
  • Abnormal Response

    For details, see Abnormal Request Results.

Status Code

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.