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API Overview
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DDS provides extension APIs, allowing you to perform specific operations using APIs.

.. table:: **Table 1** API description

   +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | Type                                   | Description                                                                   |
   +========================================+===============================================================================+
   | API Version Queries                    | -  Query all API versions.                                                    |
   |                                        | -  Query a specified API version.                                             |
   +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | Database Version Information Queries   | Obtain database version information about a specified instance type.          |
   +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | All DB Instance Specifications Queries | Query all DB instance specifications in a specified region.                   |
   +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | DB Instance Management                 | Manage DB instances, including creating, deleting, and querying DB instances. |
   +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+