Description

This API is used to view the backup policy set for the system. The RDS system periodically backs up an instance based on the user-defined system configuration.

Request parameters

Name Type Required or not Description
Action String Yes Required parameter. Value: DescribeBackupPolicy.
DBInstanceId String String Instance ID
BackupPolicyMode String String

Backup mode

  • DataBackupPolicy: data backup
  • LogBackupPolicy: log backup

Return parameters

Name Type Description
<Public Return Parameters> None For more information, see Public parameters.
BackupRetentionPeriod String Retention days of the backup (7 to 730 days). The default value is 7 days.
PreferredBackupTime String Backup time, in the format of HH:mmZ- HH:mm Z.
PreferredBackupPeriod String Backup period. Value range:
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday
BackupLog String The default value is Enable. You can change it to Disabled.
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
LogBackupFrequency String Log backup interval:
  • Null: The interval is the same as the data backup interval. This is the default value.
  • LogInterval: The interval is 30 minutes.

This parameter applies only to SQL Server.
LogBackupRetentionPeriod String Retention days of the backup (7 to 730 days). The default value is 7 days.
EnableBackupLog String

Whether to enable log backup:

  • True: enable
  • False: disable
LocalLogRetentionHours String

Retention hours of local log backups
LocalLogRetentionSpace String

Maximum cycle space usage of local logs
HighSpaceUsageProtection String

Whether to clear binlogs without any consideration in the case of high disk occupation