Globally Distributed Database REST APIs

The following REST APIs are used to interact with the Globally Distributed Database (distributed-database) resource.

REST API	Description
`AddDistributedDatabaseGdsControlNode`	Adds a new Global Data Services control node for running GDSCTL commands on the distributed database
`ChangeDistributedDatabaseCompartment`	Moves the distributed database and its dependent resources to the specified compartment
`ChangeDistributedDbBackupConfig`	Change the backup configuration for the specified distributed database
`ConfigureDistributedDatabaseGsms`	Configure GSMs for the distributed database
`ConfigureDistributedDatabaseSharding`	Initiates the distributed database configuration deployment
`CreateDistributedDatabase`	Creates a new distributed database resource
`DeleteDistributedDatabase`	Deletes the distributed database
`DownloadDistributedDatabaseGsmCertificateSigningRequest`	Generates the common certificate signing request for the distributed database GSM instances.
`GenerateDistributedDatabaseGsmCertificateSigningRequest`	Generates the certificate signing request for distributed database GSM instances. Once the certificate signing request is generated, you can download it using `DownloadGsmCertificateSigningRequest`.
`GenerateDistributedDatabaseWallet`	Generates the wallet for application connections with a distributed database.
`GetDistributedDatabase`	Gets the details of a distributed database resource
`PatchDistributedDatabase`	Lets you add, remove, or update shards in the distributed database topology. You can add, remove, or update multiple shards in a single patch operation; however, combinations of inserts, updates, and removes in a single operation are not allowed. This operation is followed by `ConfigureDistributedDatabaseSharding` to deploy the updated distributed database configuration.
`RotateDistributedDatabasePasswords`	Rotate passwords for different components of the distributed database
`StartDistributedDatabase`	Starts the specified distributed database
`StopDistributedDatabase`	Stops the specified distributed database
`UpdateDistributedDatabase`	Lets you change the display name and edit tags associated with a distributed database resource.
`UploadDistributedDatabaseSignedCertificateAndGenerateWallet`	Uploads the CA signed certificate to the distributed database GSM instances, and generate wallets for the GSM instances.
`ValidateDistributedDatabaseNetwork`	Validates the network connectivity between components of the distributed database
`ListDistributedDatabases`	Gets a list of distributed database resources

See Private Endpoint REST APIs for descriptions of those APIs.

See Globally Distributed Database Policies for API permissions and policy guidelines.

Parent topic: Create and Manage Oracle Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure