Databases

Managed MySQL Database Credentials View

get
https://api.linode.com/v4/databases/mysql/instances/{instanceId}/credentials

Display the root username and password for an accessible Managed MySQL Database.

The Database must have an active status to perform this command.

Path Parameters

instanceId
Required
integer

The ID of the Managed MySQL Database.

Request Samples

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    https://api.linode.com/v4/databases/mysql/instances/123/credentials/

Response Samples

{
  "username": "linroot",
  "password": "s3cur3P@ssw0rd"
}

Responses

200: Managed Database root username and password.

username
string

The root username for the Managed Database instance.

password
string

The randomly-generated root password for the Managed Database instance.

default: Error

errors
array of objects
reason
string

What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to open a Support Ticket or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.

field
string

The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as "null" if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.