» alicloud_db_instances

The alicloud_db_instances data source provides a collection of RDS instances available in Alibaba Cloud account. Filters support regular expression for the instance name, searches by tags, and other filters which are listed below.

» Example Usage 

data "alicloud_db_instances" "db_instances_ds" {
  name_regex = "data-\\d+"
  status     = "Running"
  tags       = <<EOF
{
  "type": "database",
  "size": "tiny"
}
EOF
}

output "first_db_instance_id" {
  value = "${data.alicloud_db_instances.db_instances_ds.instances.0.id}"
}

» Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

  • name_regex - (Optional) A regex string to filter results by instance name.
  • engine - (Optional) Database type. Options are MySQL, SQLServer, PostgreSQL and PPAS. If no value is specified, all types are returned.
  • status - (Optional) Status of the instance.
  • db_type - (Optional) Primary for primary instance, ReadOnly for read-only instance, Guard for disaster recovery instance, and Temp for temporary instance.
  • vpc_id - (Optional) Used to retrieve instances belong to specified VPC.
  • vswitch_id - (Optional) Used to retrieve instances belong to specified vswitch resources.
  • connection_mode - (Optional) Standard for standard access mode and Safe for high security access mode.
  • tags - (Optional) Query the instance bound to the tag. The format of the incoming value is json string, including TagKey and TagValue. TagKey cannot be null, and TagValue can be empty. Format example {"key1":"value1"}.
  • output_file - (Optional) File name where to save data source results (after running terraform plan).

» Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported in addition to the arguments listed above:

  • instances - A list of RDS instances. Each element contains the following attributes:
    • id - The ID of the RDS instance.
    • name - The name of the RDS instance.
    • charge_type - Billing method. Value options: Postpaid for Pay-As-You-Go and Prepaid for subscription.
    • db_type - Primary for primary instance, ReadOnly for read-only instance, Guard for disaster recovery instance, and Temp for temporary instance.
    • region_id - Region ID the instance belongs to.
    • create_time - Creation time of the instance.
    • expire_time - Expiration time. Pay-As-You-Go instances never expire.
    • status - Status of the instance.
    • engine - Database type. Options are MySQL, SQLServer, PostgreSQL and PPAS. If no value is specified, all types are returned.
    • engine_version - Database version.
    • net_type - Internet for public network or Intranet for private network.
    • connection_mode - Standard for standard access mode and Safe for high security access mode.
    • instance_type - Sizing of the RDS instance.
    • availability_zone - Availability zone.
    • master_instance_id - ID of the primary instance. If this parameter is not returned, the current instance is a primary instance.
    • guard_instance_id - If a disaster recovery instance is attached to the current instance, the ID of the disaster recovery instance applies.
    • temp_instance_id - If a temporary instance is attached to the current instance, the ID of the temporary instance applies.
    • readonly_instance_ids - A list of IDs of read-only instances attached to the primary instance.
    • vpc_id - ID of the VPC the instance belongs to.
    • vswitch_id - ID of the VSwitch the instance belongs to.