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Setting an Automated Backup Policy

Function

This API is used to set an automated backup policy.

• Before calling an API, you need to understand the API in Authentication.
• Before calling this API, obtain the required region and endpoint.

URI

• URI format

  PUT https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/backups/policy

• 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.
  instance_id	Yes	Specifies the DB instance ID.

Request

• Parameter description

  Table 2 Parameter description

  Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
  backup_policy	Yes	Object	Specifies the backup policy objects, including the backup retention period (days) and backup start time. For details, see Table 3.

  Table 3 backup_policy field data structure description

  Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
  keep_days	Yes	Integer	Specifies the number of days to retain the generated backup files. The value range is from 1 to 732.
  start_time	No	String	Specifies the backup time window. Automated backups will be triggered during the backup time window. This parameter is mandatory except that the automated backup policy is disabled. The value 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 any of the following: 00, 15, 30, or 45. Example value: 08:15-09:15 23:00-00:00
  period	No	String	Specifies the backup cycle configuration. Data will be automatically backed up on the selected days every week. This parameter is mandatory except that the automated backup policy is disabled. Value range: The value is digits separated by commas (,), indicating the day of the week and starting from Monday. For example, the value 1,2,3,4 indicates that the backup period is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

• Example

  PUT https://rds.eu-de.otc.t-systems.com/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/dsfae23fsfdsae3435in01/backups/policy

• Request example

  Modifying the automated backup policy:

  {
  	"backup_policy": {
  		"keep_days": 7,
  		"start_time": "19:00-20:00",
  		"period": "1,2"
  	}
  }

Response

• Normal response

  None

• Abnormal Response

  For details, see Abnormal Request Results.

Status Code

• Normal

  200

• Abnormal

  For details, see Status Codes.

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.

Parent topic: Backup and Restoration