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PolarDB:DescribeDbInstanceDbs

Last Updated:Jul 10, 2026

Queries the list of databases under a target storage instance by calling the DescribeDbInstanceDbs operation.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

drds:DescribeDbInstanceDbs

get

*All Resource

*

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

DrdsInstanceId

string

Yes

The instance ID.

drds************

DbInstanceId

string

Yes

The ID of the instance to which the storage-layer database belongs.

pc-****************

AccountName

string

No

The name of the DRDS privileged account. If no privileged account exists, leave this parameter empty..

test

Password

string

No

The password of the DRDS privileged account. If no privileged account exists, leave this parameter empty..

pwd_111111

DbInstType

string

No

The database storage type. Valid values: POLARDB and RDS.

POLARDB

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

RequestId

string

The request ID.

E9F3D991-08DE-4B74-BE0E-06B809******

Success

boolean

The request result.

true

Total

string

The total number of databases.

1

Databases

object

Database

array<object>

The list of database details.

object

Status

integer

Indicates the state of the storage-layer database. Valid values:

  • 0: The database is being created.

  • 1: The database is available.

  • 3: The database is being deleted.

1

DbName

string

Indicates the name of a storage-layer database.

db_test

Description

string

Indicates the description of the storage-layer database.

test

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "E9F3D991-08DE-4B74-BE0E-06B809******",
  "Success": true,
  "Total": "1",
  "Databases": {
    "Database": [
      {
        "Status": 1,
        "DbName": "db_test",
        "Description": "test"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 ActionUnauthorized The specified action is not available for you
500 InternalError The request processing has failed due to some unknown error.
404 InvalidDRDSInstanceId.NotFound The DrdsInstanceId provided does not exist in our records.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.