TencentDB for PostgreSQL enables you to easily set up, operate and scale out the most powerful open-source database PostgreSQL on the cloud. Tencent Cloud is responsible for most complex and time-consuming management tasks, such as PostgreSQL software installation, storage management, high-availability replication, and data backup for disaster recovery, allowing you to focus on business application development.
All TencentDB for PostgreSQL APIs introduced in this chapter comply with the latest OpenAPI 3.0 specification.
You can call APIs to operate TencentDB for PostgreSQL, such as creating an instance, querying the instance list, and modifying the maintenance time window.
For ALL supported API information of TencentDB for PostgreSQL, see API overview.
Commonly used terminology for TencentDB for PostgreSQL API interface, see the table below:
| Term | Full Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Instance | Instance | Instance refers to a database environment that runs independently in the Tencent Cloud. A database instance may contain multiple user-created databases and can be accessed using the same tools and applications as a standalone database instance.. |
| Region | Region | Indicates the resource region. Each region contains one or more availability zones. For details, please refer to Region and Availability Zone. |
| Zone | Zone | Refers to a physical data center with independent power and network within the same region in Tencent Cloud. The goal is to ensure fault isolation between availability zones, preventing fault propagation and making continuous online services for the user's business. For details, please refer to Region and Availability Zone. |
| None | None | A parameter template is a predefined set of database engine configuration values. You can create custom parameter templates to implement custom parameter settings based on your business scenario. |
| None | None | An RO Group is a collection of read-only instances. A RO Group shares a host address. Additionally, you can set the weight of read-only instances to perform load balancing and set delay removal. |
For API parameters, refer to parameter descriptions in the API documentation.
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