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ApsaraDB RDS:DescribeDBInstancesByExpireTime

Last Updated:Aug 28, 2026

Queries the information about an ApsaraDB RDS instance based on the remaining subscription duration of an instance.

Operation description

Supported database engines

  • RDS MySQL
  • RDS PostgreSQL
  • RDS SQL Server
  • RDS MariaDB

Debugging

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Authorization information

The following table shows the authorization information corresponding to the API. The authorization information can be used in the Action policy element to grant a RAM user or RAM role the permissions to call this API operation. Description:

  • Operation: the value that you can use in the Action element to specify the operation on a resource.
  • Access level: the access level of each operation. The levels are read, write, and list.
  • Resource type: the type of the resource on which you can authorize the RAM user or the RAM role to perform the operation. Take note of the following items:
    • For mandatory resource types, indicate with a prefix of * .
    • If the permissions cannot be granted at the resource level, All Resources is used in the Resource type column of the operation.
  • Condition Key: the condition key that is defined by the cloud service.
  • Associated operation: other operations that the RAM user or the RAM role must have permissions to perform to complete the operation. To complete the operation, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform the associated operations.
Operation Access level Resource type Condition key Associated operation
rds:DescribeDBInstancesByExpireTime get
*All Resources
*
  • rds:ResourceTag
none

Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Description Example
RegionId string No

The region ID. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.

cn-hangzhou
proxyId string No

A deprecated parameter. You do not need to configure this parameter.

None
ExpirePeriod integer No

The number of remaining days for which the instances are available. Valid values: 0 to 180.

180
Expired boolean No

Specifies whether to query instances that have expired. Valid values:

  • True: queries instances that have expired.
  • False: does not query instances that have expired.
True
PageSize integer No

The number of entries to return on each page. Valid values: 1 to 100.

Default value: 30.

30
PageNumber integer No

The number of the page to return. Valid values: any non-zero positive integer.

Default value: 1.

1
Tags string No

The tag that is added to the instance. Each tag is a key-value pair that consists of two parts: TagKey and TagValue. You can specify a maximum of five tags in the following format for each request: {"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"...}.

{"key1":"value1"}
ResourceGroupId string No

The resource group ID. You can call the DescribeDBInstanceAttribute operation to obtain the resource group ID.

rg-acfmy****

Response parameters

Parameter Type Description Example
object

The response parameters.

RequestId string

The ID of the request.

1AD222E9-E606-4A42-BF6D-8A4442913CEF
PageNumber integer

The page number of the returned page. Valid values: any non-zero positive integer.

Default value: 1.

1
PageRecordCount integer

The number of instances returned on the current page.

2
TotalRecordCount integer

The total number of returned entries.

200
Items array<object>

The details of the instances.

DBInstanceExpireTime object
ExpireTime string

The expiration time of the instance. The time follows the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ format. The time is displayed in UTC.

Note : Pay-as-you-go instances never expire.
2019-03-27T16:00:00Z
PayType string

The billing method of the instance. Valid values:

  • Postpaid: pay-as-you-go.
  • Prepaid: subscription.
Prepaid
DBInstanceId string

The instance ID.

rm-uf6wjk5xxxxxxx
DBInstanceStatus string

The status of the instance. For more information, see Instance state table.

Running
DBInstanceDescription string

The description of the instance.

Test database
LockMode string

The lock mode of the instance. Valid values:

  • Unlock: The instance is not locked.
  • ManualLock: The instance is manually locked.
  • LockByExpiration: The instance is automatically locked after it expires.
  • LockByRestoration: The instance is automatically locked before it is rolled back.
  • LockByDiskQuota: The instance is automatically locked after its storage capacity is exhausted.
  • LockReadInstanceByDiskQuota: The instance is a read-only instance and is automatically locked after its storage capacity is exhausted.
Unlock

Examples

Sample success responses

JSONformat

{
  "RequestId": "1AD222E9-E606-4A42-BF6D-8A4442913CEF",
  "PageNumber": 1,
  "PageRecordCount": 2,
  "TotalRecordCount": 200,
  "Items": {
    "DBInstanceExpireTime": [
      {
        "ExpireTime": "2019-03-27T16:00:00Z",
        "PayType": "Prepaid",
        "DBInstanceId": "rm-uf6wjk5xxxxxxx",
        "DBInstanceStatus": "Running",
        "DBInstanceDescription": "Test database\n",
        "LockMode": "Unlock"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Error codes

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

Change history

Change time Summary of changes Operation
2024-11-20 API Description Update. The Error code has changed View Change Details
2023-07-25 The request parameters of the API has changed View Change Details