Release or unsubscribe from an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance - ApsaraDB RDS

If you no longer need an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance, you can release a pay-as-you-go RDS instance or unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance. This topic describes the methods and FAQ for releasing and unsubscribing from an RDS instance in the ApsaraDB RDS console or by calling API operations.

Precautions

You can release pay-as-you-go or serverless RDS instances or unsubscribe from subscription RDS instances. After you release or unsubscribe from your RDS instance, the data of the RDS instance is retained for a period of time in the following situations:
- The following RDS instances are moved to the recycle bin. You can unlock and rebuild the RDS instances in the recycle bin.
  - Unsubscribed or expired subscription RDS instances
  - Released pay-as-you-go RDS instances
  - Released serverless RDS instances
  Note
  RDS instances that meet specific requirements are moved to the recycle bin. For more information, see Manage RDS instances in the recycle bin.
- If the cross-region backup feature is enabled for the RDS instance and the specified retention period does not elapse, the backup files that are generated by using the cross-region backup feature are retained. For more information, see Use the cross-region backup feature.
Warning
In other situations, the data of an RDS instance is immediately deleted after you release or unsubscribe from the RDS instance. The data cannot be restored. Proceed with caution. Before you release or unsubscribe from an RDS instance, we recommend that you back up the RDS instance and download the backup files. For more information, see Enable the automatic backup feature and Download backup files.
If you want to release or unsubscribe from the last read-only RDS instance of a primary RDS instance, you must disable the database proxy feature for the primary RDS instance. For more information, see Disable the database proxy feature.
After you release or unsubscribe from a primary RDS instance, the subscription read-only RDS instances or pay-as-you-go read-only RDS instances of the primary RDS instance are automatically deleted. In addition, the payments for the subscription read-only RDS instances of the primary RDS instance are refunded.
After you release or unsubscribe from an RDS instance, the RDS instance is no longer displayed in the ApsaraDB RDS console, and no fees are generated for the RDS instance. If your RDS instance is a primary RDS instance and has been used for more than seven days, you can rebuild the instance in the recycle bin. For more information, see Manage RDS instances in the recycle bin.
If your Alibaba Cloud account has an overdue payment, you cannot release or unsubscribe from your RDS instance before you add sufficient funds to your Alibaba Cloud account and settle the overdue payment.

Release a primary RDS instance

Release a pay-as-you-go primary RDS instance and a serverless RDS instance

Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the primary RDS instance resides.
Use one of the following methods to release an RDS instance:
- Find the required RDS instance and choose More > Release Instance in the Actions column.
- Find the RDS instance and click the ID of the instance. In the Status section of the Basic Information page, click Release Instance.
In the message that appears, click OK.

Unsubscribe from a subscription primary RDS instance

You can use one of the following methods to unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance:

Unsubscribe page

If you want to unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance, submit a ticket.

Basic Information page

Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the RDS instance resides.
Click the instance name. In the Status section of the Basic Information page, click Cancellation of Instance Subscription to go to the Unsubscribe page.

Instances page

Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the RDS instance resides.
In the Actions column of the RDS instance, choose More > Cancellation of Instance Subscription. In the dialogue box that appears, click OK to go to the Unsubscribe page.

Release a read-only RDS instance

Release a pay-as-you-go read-only RDS instance

Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which your RDS instance resides.
Use one of the following methods to release an RDS instance:
- Find the RDS instance and choose More > Release Instance in the Actions column.
- Find the RDS instance and click the ID of the instance. On the Basic Information page, click Release Instance.
In the dialog box that appears, click OK.

Unsubscribe from a subscription read-only RDS instance

You can use one of the following methods to unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance:

Unsubscribe page

If you want to unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance, submit a ticket.

Basic Information page

Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the RDS instance resides.
Click the instance name. In the Status section of the Basic Information page, click Cancellation of Instance Subscription to go to the Unsubscribe page.

Instances page

Log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the RDS instance resides.
In the Actions column of the RDS instance, choose More > Cancellation of Instance Subscription. In the dialogue box that appears, click OK to go to the Unsubscribe page.

Automatically release a read-only RDS instance

After you release or unsubscribe from a primary RDS instance, the subscription read-only RDS instances or pay-as-you-go read-only RDS instances of the primary RDS instance are automatically deleted. In addition, the payments for the subscription read-only RDS instances of the primary RDS instance are refunded.

FAQ

If I release or unsubscribe from a read-only RDS instance, are my workloads interrupted?
Yes, your workloads are interrupted.
- If you enable the database proxy feature for your RDS instance, we recommend that you set the read weight of a read-only RDS instance to 0 before you release or unsubscribe from the read-only RDS instance. For more information, see Configure the read and write attributes and the read weight of a database proxy endpoint.
  Note
  The cached connection to the read-only RDS instance remains valid. If you want to forward the read requests over the cached connection to other read-only RDS instances, you must establish new connections.
- If you do not enable the database proxy feature for your RDS instance, you must modify the application code to replace the connection settings for the read-only RDS instance that you want to release or unsubscribe from with those of another read-only RDS instance or the primary RDS instance.
I cannot find Release Instance in the ApsaraDB RDS console. Why?
Your RDS instance may be a subscription RDS instance. You can only unsubscribe from subscription RDS instances.

Related operations

Operation	Description
DeleteDBInstance	Releases a pay-as-you-go or serverless RDS instance. You cannot unsubscribe from a subscription RDS instance by calling the API operation.