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ApsaraDB for SelectDB:CreateDBCluster

Last Updated:Dec 02, 2025

Creates a cluster for a specified ApsaraDB for SelectDB instance.

Operation description

Warning Pay-as-you-go instances support only pay-as-you-go clusters. Subscription instances support both pay-as-you-go and subscription clusters.

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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

selectdb:CreateDBCluster

update

*All Resource

*

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

DBInstanceId

string

Yes

The instance ID.

selectdb-cn-7213cjv****

Engine

string

No

The database engine type.

selectdb

EngineVersion

string

Yes

The database engine version.

2.4

ChargeType

string

Yes

The billing method of the cluster. Valid values:

  • Postpaid: pay-as-you-go.

  • Prepaid: subscription.

Prepaid

UsedTime

string

No

The subscription duration of the subscription cluster. Valid values:

  • If Period is set to Year, valid values for UsedTime are 1, 2, 3, and 5.

  • If Period is set to Month, the value of UsedTime can be an integer from 1 to 9.

Note

This parameter is required and takes effect only when ChargeType is set to Prepaid.

1

Period

string

No

The billing cycle of the subscription cluster. Valid values:

  • Year: The cluster is billed on a yearly basis.

  • Month: The cluster is billed on a monthly basis.

Note

This parameter is required and takes effect only when ChargeType is set to Prepaid.

Month

DBClusterClass

string

Yes

The instance type of the cluster. Valid values:

  • selectdb.xlarge: 4 cores, 32 GB.

  • selectdb.2xlarge: 8 cores, 64 GB.

  • selectdb.4xlarge: 16 cores, 128 GB.

  • selectdb.8xlarge: 32 cores, 256 GB.

  • selectdb.16xlarge: 64 cores, 512 GB.

  • selectdb.24xlarge: 96 cores, 768 GB.

  • selectdb.32xlarge: 128 cores, 1024 GB.

selectdb.2xlarge

RegionId

string

Yes

The region ID.

cn-hangzhou

ZoneId

string

Yes

The zone ID.

cn-hangzhou-i

VpcId

string

Yes

The VPC ID.

vpc-bp175iuvg8nxqraf2****

VSwitchId

string

Yes

The vSwitch ID.

vsw-bp1gzt31twhlo0sa5****

CacheSize

string

Yes

The reserved cache size.

200

DBClusterDescription

string

Yes

The description of the cluster.

testdb

ClusterNodeType

string

No

ClusterNodeCount

integer

No

ScaleMax

number

No

ScaleMin

number

No

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The returned parameters.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

F8900A96-67F7-5274-A41B-7722E1ECF8C9

Data

object

The data returned.

DBInstanceId

string

The instance ID.

selectdb-cn-7213cjv****

OrderId

integer

The order ID.

219543646290345

ClusterId

string

The cluster ID.

selectdb-cn-1ls3sg0po0****

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "F8900A96-67F7-5274-A41B-7722E1ECF8C9",
  "Data": {
    "DBInstanceId": "selectdb-cn-7213cjv****",
    "OrderId": 219543646290345,
    "ClusterId": "selectdb-cn-1ls3sg0po0****"
  }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 InvalidDBName.Duplicate Specified DB name already exists in the This instance. New Cluster Name
400 InvalidPayType.Malformed The specified parameter "chargeType" is not valid. Billing method parameter is illegal.
400 DocumentConvertFailed.ExceedFileSizeLimit The conversion has been failed, exceed file size limit. english description1
400 Forbidden User not authorized to operate on the specified resource, or this API does not support RAM. english description1
400 InvalidDBName The specified database name is not allowed. english description1
400 CreateOrderFailed Failed to create order. Failed to create order.
400 OperationDenied.OrderProcessing There are orders in process. There are orders in process.
400 ORDER.INST_HAS_UNPAID_ORDER Instance has unpaid order. The instance has an unpaid order.
403 DBClusterNotSupported The requested operation can not be performed while the cluster is not sale. The requested operation cannot be performed while the cluster is not running.
403 IncorrectDBInstanceState Current DB instance state does not support this operation. english description1
403 InstanceEngineType.NotSupport The instance engine and type does not support operations. english description1
403 InvalidDBInstanceState.NotSupport The specified instance state does't support this operation. The instance is in a state that does not support the current operation.
403 MoneyLessThan100 The Account Monet less Than 100. english description1
403 OperationDenied.DBNameAndAccountPrivilegeCount The operation is not permitted due to count of database or account privilege. english description1
403 InsufficientResourceCapacity The resource is out of usage. Not enough resources, please try again later.
403 INSUFFICIENT_AVAILABLE_QUOTA Your account available limit is less than 0, please recharge before trying to purchase. Your account available limit is less than 0, please recharge before trying to purchase
404 InvalidDBInstanceId.NotFound The DBInstanceId provided does not exist in our records. Instance does not exist.
404 InvalidClusterInstance.NotFound Specified cluster instance does not exist. SelectDB instance does not exist.
404 DBInstanceLocked The current instance lock mode does not support this operation. english description1
404 IncorrectVswitchId The specified parameter VSwitchId is not valid. english description1
404 InvalidApi.NotFound Specified api is not found, please check your url and method.
404 InvalidDBInstance.NotFound The specified instance is not found. english description1
404 InvalidDBInstanceClass.NotFound The specified instance classic does not exist. english description1
404 InvalidRegionId.NotFound The provided RegionId does not exist in our records. english description1
404 QueryPrice.Failed The inquiry failed. Contact Alibaba Cloud customer service representatives. english description1

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.