clone_instance
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Create a Cloud SQL instance as a clone of a source instance.
- This tool returns a long-running operation. Use the
get_operationtool to poll its
status until the operation completes.
- The clone operation can take several minutes. Use a command line tool to pause for 30
seconds before rechecking the status.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | any | yes | |
| instance | string | yes | Required. The ID of the Cloud SQL instance to be cloned (source). This does not include the project ID. |
| location | string | no | Optional. Region of the Cloud SQL instance. |
| project | string | yes | Required. Project ID of the source Cloud SQL instance. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$defs": {
"BinLogCoordinates": {
"description": "Binary log coordinates.",
"properties": {
"binLogFileName": {
"description": "Name of the binary log file for a Cloud SQL instance.",
"type": "string"
},
"binLogPosition": {
"description": "Position (offset) within the binary log file.",
"format": "int64",
"type": "string"
},
"kind": {
"description": "This is always `sql#binLogCoordinates`.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"CloneContext": {
"description": "Database instance clone context.",
"properties": {
"allocatedIpRange": {
"description": "The name of the allocated ip range for the private ip Cloud SQL instance. For example: \"google-managed-services-default\". If set, the cloned instance ip will be created in the allocated range. The range name must comply with [RFC 1035](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1035). Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression [a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?. Reserved for future use.",
"type": "string"
},
"binLogCoordinates": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/BinLogCoordinates",
"description": "Binary log coordinates, if specified, identify the position up to which the source instance is cloned. If not specified, the source instance is cloned up to the most recent binary log coordinates."
},
"databaseNames": {
"description": "(SQL Server only) Clone only the specified databases from the source instance. Clone all databases if empty.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": "array"
},
"destinationInstanceName": {
"description": "Required. Name of the Cloud SQL instance to be created as a clone.",
"type": "string"
},
"destinationNetwork": {
"description": "Optional. The fully qualified URI of the VPC network to which the cloned instance will be connected via private services access for private IP. For example:`projects/my-network-project/global/networks/my-network`. This field is only required for cross-project cloning.",
"type": "string"
},
"destinationProject": {
"description": "Optional. The project ID of the destination project where the cloned instance will be created. To perform a cross-project clone, this field is required. If not specified, the clone is created in the same project as the source instance.",
"type": "string"
},
"kind": {
"description": "This is always `sql#cloneContext`.",
"type": "string"
},
"pitrTimestampMs": {
"description": "Reserved for future use.",
"format": "int64",
"type": "string"
},
"pointInTime": {
"description": "Timestamp, if specified, identifies the time to which the source instance is cloned.",
"format": "date-time",
"type": "string"
},
"preferredSecondaryZone": {
"description": "Optional. Copy clone and point-in-time recovery clone of a regional instance in the specified zones. If not specified, clone to the same secondary zone as the source instance. This value cannot be the same as the preferred_zone field. This field applies to all DB types.",
"type": "string"
},
"preferredZone": {
"description": "Optional. Copy clone and point-in-time recovery clone of an instance to the specified zone. If no zone is specified, clone to the same primary zone as the source instance. This field applies to all DB types.",
"type": "string"
},
"sourceInstanceDeletionTime": {
"description": "The timestamp used to identify the time when the source instance is deleted. If this instance is deleted, then you must set the timestamp.",
"format": "date-time",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"destinationInstanceName"
],
"type": "object"
},
"InstancesCloneRequest": {
"description": "Database instance clone request.",
"properties": {
"cloneContext": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/CloneContext",
"description": "Required. Contains details about the clone operation."
}
},
"required": [
"cloneContext"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"description": "Instance clone request.",
"properties": {
"body": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/InstancesCloneRequest"
},
"instance": {
"description": "Required. The ID of the Cloud SQL instance to be cloned (source). This does not include the project ID.",
"type": "string"
},
"location": {
"description": "Optional. Region of the Cloud SQL instance.",
"type": "string"
},
"project": {
"description": "Required. Project ID of the source Cloud SQL instance.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"instance",
"project",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
}