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1. API Description

Domain name for API request: postgres.intl.tencentcloudapi.com.

This API is used to create a data account. The returned Oid is the unique identifier of the account, which matches the oid recorded in the database system table pg_roles.

A maximum of 20 requests can be initiated per second for this API.

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2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.

Parameter Name Required Type Description
Action Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: CreateAccount.
Version Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: 2017-03-12.
Region Yes String Common Params. For more information, please see the list of regions supported by the product. This API only supports: ap-bangkok, ap-beijing, ap-chengdu, ap-chongqing, ap-guangzhou, ap-hongkong, ap-jakarta, ap-nanjing, ap-seoul, ap-shanghai, ap-shanghai-fsi, ap-shenzhen-fsi, ap-singapore, ap-tokyo, eu-frankfurt, na-ashburn, na-siliconvalley, sa-saopaulo.
DBInstanceId Yes String Instance ID. can be obtained through the DescribeDBInstances api (https://www.tencentcloud.com/document/product/409/16773?lang=en).
UserName Yes String The name of the account created. Consists of letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), underscores (), starts with a letter or (_), up to 63 characters. Cannot use system reserved keywords, cannot be postgres, and cannot begin with pg_or tencentdb
Type Yes String Account type. currently supported: normal, tencentDBSuper. normal references a general user, tencentDBSuper is an account that possesses the pg_tencentdb_superuser role.
Password No String Specifies the corresponding password for the account. the password rules are as follows:.
  • Specifies a length of 8 to 32 characters. a password of more than 12 characters is recommended.
  • .
  • Cannot start with "/".
  • .
  • Specifies the following four items must be included.
  • .

    Valid values: a to z (lowercase letters).
    Uppercase letters: A - Z.
    Valid values: 0 - 9.
    Special symbols: ()`~!@#$%^&*-+=_
    Remark No String Account remark. only allow english letters, digits, underscore, hyphen, and chinese characters, limited to 60 characters.
    OpenCam No Boolean Specifies whether CAM verification is enabled for the account.

    3. Output Parameters

    Parameter Name Type Description
    RequestId String The unique request ID, generated by the server, will be returned for every request (if the request fails to reach the server for other reasons, the request will not obtain a RequestId). RequestId is required for locating a problem.

    4. Example

    Example1 Creating a Database Ordinary Account

    This example shows you how to create an ordinary account for a database.

    Input Example

    POST / HTTP/1.1
    Host: postgres.intl.tencentcloudapi.com
    Content-Type: application/json
    X-TC-Action: CreateAccount
    <Common request parameters>
    
    {
        "DBInstanceId": "postgres-5cz25tr5",
        "UserName": "user_normal",
        "Password": "Test_password1",
        "Type": "normal",
        "Remark": "Ordinary account"
    }
    

    Output Example

    {
        "Response": {
            "RequestId": "5d19322f-50fe-4084-a5d3-b0bc680fd3a1"
        }
    }
    

    Example2 Creating a Database Super Account

    This example shows you how to create a super account for the database.

    Input Example

    POST / HTTP/1.1
    Host: postgres.intl.tencentcloudapi.com
    Content-Type: application/json
    X-TC-Action: CreateAccount
    <Common request parameters>
    
    {
        "DBInstanceId": "postgres-5cz25tr5",
        "UserName": "user_Super",
        "Password": "Test_password1",
        "Type": "tencentDBSuper",
        "Remark": "Super user"
    }
    

    Output Example

    {
        "Response": {
            "RequestId": "fad9ac43-c906-4494-bbb5-88d154d2829c"
        }
    }
    

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    SDK

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    Command Line Interface

    6. Error Code

    The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

    Error Code Description
    FailedOperation.DatabaseAccessError Failed to access database management service. Please try again later. If the problem persists, please contact customer service.
    FailedOperation.FailedOperationError Operation failed. Please try again later.
    FailedOperation.PreCheckError Pre-check failed
    InvalidParameter.ParameterCheckError Failed to check the parameter.
    InvalidParameterValue.DecryptPasswordFailed Decrypting the password failed. confirm whether the password encryption is correct.
    InvalidParameterValue.InvalidAccountNameError The account setting is invalid. please follow the account naming rules: the account name must be 1-16 characters, can only consist of letters, digits, or underscores; cannot be postgres; cannot start with a digit, pg_, or tencentdb_; all rules are case-insensitive.
    InvalidParameterValue.InvalidAccountNameFormatError The account is invalid. follow the account naming rules: it must consist of letters (a-z, a-z), digits (0-9), and underscores (_), start with a letter or underscore (_), and be no more than 63 characters. system reserved keywords cannot be used, 'postgres' is not allowed, and it cannot start with 'pg_' or 'tencentdb_'.
    InvalidParameterValue.InvalidDatabaseNameFormatError The database name is invalid. follow the naming rule: it must be made up of letters (a-z, a-z), digits (0-9), or underscores (_), start with a letter or underscore (_), and be no more than 63 characters. system reserved keywords cannot be used.
    InvalidParameterValue.InvalidPasswordLengthError Invalid password. The password length does not meet the requirements.
    InvalidParameterValue.InvalidPasswordValueError Invalid password. The password must contain uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and symbols (()`~!@#$%^&*-+=_
    InvalidParameterValue.ParameterCharacterError Invalid parameter. The parameter can contain only letters, digits, underscores, and hyphens.
    InvalidParameterValue.ParameterLengthLimitError The length of parameter exceeds the limit.
    InvalidParameterValue.UnsupportedRegionError The incoming region does not support this API feature.
    OperationDenied.InstanceAccessDeniedError You do not have the permission to operate this resource.
    OperationDenied.InstanceStatusLimitError This operation cannot be performed on an instance in this status.
    OperationDenied.InstanceStatusLimitOpError This operation cannot be performed on an instance in this status.
    OperationDenied.KernelVersionError The kernel version is too low, causing the instance to fail to create a tencentDBSuper account. if you want to use this feature, upgrade the kernel.
    OperationDenied.UserNotInWhiteListError User not in allowlist.

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