Oracle Database Pluggable Database Lifecycle Management API

Services related to managing pluggable databases in an Oracle multitenant database instance.

Operations 3

GET /database/pdb_snapshots/ The snapshots of all pluggable databases (PDBs) in the Container Database #
GET /database/pdb_snapshots/{pdb_name}/ The list of all snapshots taken for the specified pluggable databases (PDBs) #
GET /database/pdb_snapshots/{pdb_name}/{snapshot_name} The specific snapshot taken of the specific pluggable databases (PDBs) #

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OpenAPI Specification

oracle-database-pluggable-database-lifecycle-management-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Provides the Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) users the ability to perform Oracle Database management and monitoring operations through a user-friendly REST API.
  version: 2026.03.26
  title: Oracle REST Data Services Pluggable Database Lifecycle……………
  contact:
    name: Oracle REST Data Services
    url: https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/appdev/rest.html
  x-summary: Provides the Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) users the ability to perform Oracle Database management and monitoring operations through a user-friendly REST API.
tags:
- name: Pluggable Database Lifecycle Management
  description: Services related to managing pluggable databases in an Oracle multitenant database instance.
paths:
  /database/pdb_snapshots/:
    get:
      tags:
      - Pluggable Database Lifecycle Management
      summary: The snapshots of all pluggable databases (PDBs) in the Container Database
      description: Returns records from dba_pdb_snapshots. A client requires SQL Administrator role to invoke this service.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Filter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PDB snapshots in the container database.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabasePluggableSnapshots'
      x-internal-id: database-pdb_snapshots--get
      x-filename-id: database-pdb_snapshots-get
      operationId: getDatabasePdbSnapshots
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /database/pdb_snapshots/{pdb_name}/:
    get:
      tags:
      - Pluggable Database Lifecycle Management
      summary: The list of all snapshots taken for the specified pluggable databases (PDBs)
      description: Returns records from dba_pdb_snapshots based on container name. A client requires SQL Administrator role to invoke this service.
      parameters:
      - name: pdb_name
        in: path
        description: The name of the specified PDB to retrieve the list of snapshots for.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PDB snapshots in the specified pluggable database.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabasePluggableSnapshots'
      x-internal-id: database-pdb_snapshots-{pdb_name}--get
      x-filename-id: database-pdb_snapshots-pdb_name-get
      operationId: getDatabasePdbSnapshotsByPdbName
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /database/pdb_snapshots/{pdb_name}/{snapshot_name}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Pluggable Database Lifecycle Management
      summary: The specific snapshot taken of the specific pluggable databases (PDBs)
      description: Returns records from dba_pdb_snapshots based on container name and snapshot name. A client requires SQL Administrator role to invoke this service.
      parameters:
      - name: pdb_name
        in: path
        description: The name of the specified PDB to retrieve the snapshot for.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: snapshot_name
        in: path
        description: The name of the snapshot to retrieve.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PDB snapshot in the database.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabasePluggableSnapshotWithFileItem'
      x-internal-id: database-pdb_snapshots-{pdb_name}-{snapshot_name}-get
      x-filename-id: database-pdb_snapshots-pdb_name-snapshot_name-get
      operationId: getDatabasePdbSnapshotsByPdbNameBySnapshotName
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    DatabasePluggableSnapshots:
      type: object
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabasePluggableSnapshotItem'
        hasMore:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates if there are more records to be retrieved.
        limit:
          type: integer
          description: The actual page size limit on number of records applied by the server.
        offset:
          type: integer
          description: The actual index from which the item resources are returned.
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of records in the current response.
        links:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkRelation'
    LinkRelation:
      type: object
      properties:
        rel:
          type: string
        href:
          type: string
      required:
      - rel
      - href
    Filter:
      type: object
      description: See Oracle REST Data Services production documentation 'Filtering in Queries' section.
      externalDocs:
        url: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-rest-data-services/
      anyOf:
      - type: object
        description: Any key / value pair for specifying a Filter Criteria.
      - type: object
        properties:
          $orderby:
            description: Specify which properties to order the result set by.
            type: object
          $asof:
            description: Specify a time related query parameter to limit the results. Parameter value can be a System Change Number or a Date.
            type: object
    DatabasePluggableSnapshotItem:
      type: object
      description: This object describes Pluggable Database Snapshots associated with the current instance.
      properties:
        con_id:
          type: integer
          description: The ID of the container to which the data pertains.
        con_uid:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier associated with the PDB.
        con_name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the PDB.
        snapshot_name:
          type: string
          description: Snapshot name of the PDB.
        snapshot_scn:
          type: integer
          description: SCN at which the snapshot was taken.
        previous_snapshot_scn:
          type: integer
          description: SCN at which the previous snapshot for the PDB was taken
        snapshot_time:
          type: integer
          description: Timestamp at which the snapshot was taken.
        previous_snapshot_time:
          type: integer
          description: Timestamp of the previous snapshot for this PDB.
        full_snapshot_path:
          type: string
          description: Full path for the snapshot.
        links:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkRelation'
    DatabasePluggableSnapshotWithFileItem:
      type: object
      description: This object describes Pluggable Database Snapshots and snapshot files associated with the current instance.
      properties:
        con_id:
          type: integer
          description: The ID of the container to which the data pertains.
        con_uid:
          type: integer
          description: Unique identifier associated with the PDB.
        con_name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the PDB.
        snapshot_name:
          type: string
          description: Snapshot name of the PDB.
        snapshot_scn:
          type: integer
          description: SCN at which the snapshot was taken.
        previous_snapshot_scn:
          type: integer
          description: SCN at which the previous snapshot for the PDB was taken
        snapshot_time:
          type: integer
          description: Timestamp at which the snapshot was taken.
        previous_snapshot_time:
          type: integer
          description: Timestamp of the previous snapshot for this PDB.
        full_snapshot_path:
          type: string
          description: Full path for the snapshot.
        snapshot_files:
          type: string
          description: The snapshot files.
        links:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkRelation'
  examples:
    FilterCriteria:
      summary: Implicit EQUALS operator for a number. Supports String and Dates too.
      value:
        SALARY: 1000
    FilterAndOrder:
      summary: Filter criteria supports a wide range of operators. In this example LIKE operator ($like) is used. See Oracle REST Data Services production documentation 'Filtering in Queries' section for further information on the operators available.
      value:
        ENAME:
          $like: AX%
        $orderby:
          ENAME: ASC
    OrderByProperty:
      summary: Order by with literals.
      value:
        $orderby:
          SALARY: ASC
          ENAME: DESC
  parameters:
    Filter:
      name: q
      in: query
      description: Filtering is the process of limiting a collection resource by using a per-request dynamic filter definition across multiple page resources, where each page contains a subset of items found in the complete collection. Filtering enables efficient traversal of large collections.
      required: false
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Filter'
      examples:
        FilterCriteriaExample:
          $ref: '#/components/examples/FilterCriteria'
        OrderByPropertyExample:
          $ref: '#/components/examples/OrderByProperty'
        FilterAndOrderExample:
          $ref: '#/components/examples/FilterAndOrder'
    Limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: The maximum number of records to return.
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        implicit:
          authorizationUrl: /oauth/auth
          scopes: {}
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: /oauth/auth
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
          scopes: {}
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
          scopes: {}
externalDocs:
  description: Oracle REST Data Services product documentation.
  url: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-rest-data-services/