Function

This API is used to start a DB instance. You can stop your instance temporarily to save money. After stopping your instance, you can restart it to begin using it again.

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

Constraints

This API is supported for MySQL and PostgreSQL DB engines.
If you start a primary instance, read replicas (if there are any) will also be started.
Only instances in Stopped state can be started.

URI

URI format
POST https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/action/startup

Parameter description

**Table 1** Parameter description
Name	Mandatory	Description
project_id	Yes	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	Instance ID.

Request

Parameter description
None
Example
POST https://rds.eu-de.otc.t-systems.com/v3/054ea741f700d4a32f1bc00f5c80dd4c/instances/5b409baece064984a1b3eef6addae50cin01/action/startup

Request example
```
{}
```

Response

Normal response
Table 2 Parameter description
Name

Type

Description

job_id

String

Job ID.

**Table 2** Parameter description
Name	Type	Description
job_id	String	Job ID.

Example normal response

{
    "job_id": "2b414788a6004883a02390e2eb0ea227"
}

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.