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AnalyticDB:ListDatabases

Last Updated:Nov 05, 2025

Queries a list of databases.

Debugging

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Authorization information

There is currently no authorization information disclosed in the API.

Request parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionExample
DBInstanceIdstringYes

The instance ID.

Note You can call the DescribeDBInstances operation to query the information about all AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL instances within a region, including instance IDs.
gp-xxxxxxxxx
RegionIdstringYes

The region ID of the instance.

cn-beijing
SecretArnstringYes

The Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) of the access credential for the created Data API account. You can call the CreateSecret operation to create an access credential.

Note To call the DescribeTable operation as a Resource Access Management (RAM) user, the RAM user must have the permissions to call the UseSecret or GetSecretValue operation on the ARN of the access credential.
acs:gpdb:cn-beijing:1033**:secret/testsecret-eG2AQGRIwQ0zFp4VA7mYL3uiCXTfDQbQ
DatabasestringYes

The name of the database.

testdb
MaxResultsintegerNo

The maximum number of entries per page. Valid values: 1 to 100.

50
NextTokenstringNo

The pagination token that is used in the next request to retrieve a new page of results. You do not need to specify this parameter for the first request. You must specify the token that is obtained from the previous query as the value of NextToken.

caeba0bbb2be03f84eb48b699f0a4883

Response parameters

ParameterTypeDescriptionExample
object

The response parameters.

RequestIdstring

The request ID.

ABB39CC3-4488-4857-905D-2E4A051D0521
Messagestring

The returned message.

success
Statusstring

The status of the operation. Valid values:

  • success
  • fail
success
NextTokenstring

A pagination token. It can be used in the next request to retrieve a new page of results. If NextToken is empty, no next page exists.

caeba0bbb2be03f84eb48b699f0a4883
Databasesarray

The queried databases.

Databasesstring

The name of the queried database.

acc_001

Examples

Sample success responses

JSONformat

{
  "RequestId": "ABB39CC3-4488-4857-905D-2E4A051D0521",
  "Message": "success",
  "Status": "success",
  "NextToken": "caeba0bbb2be03f84eb48b699f0a4883",
  "Databases": {
    "Databases": [
      "acc_001"
    ]
  }
}

Error codes

For a list of error codes, visit the Service error codes.