---
id: alibabacloud-rds20140815
version: "15.9.1"
license: Apache License 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# alibabacloud-rds20140815 — Alibaba Cloud rds (20140815) SDK Library for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 110.8K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This is the official Alibaba Cloud SDK for interacting with the RDS (Relational Database Service) API. It wraps Alibaba's cloud infrastructure into a Python library, allowing developers to create, modify, delete, and manage RDS database instances programmatically rather than through the web console. The SDK is built on top of two core dependencies: alibabacloud-tea-openapi (which handles the underlying HTTP communication and OpenAPI protocol) and darabonba-core (which provides code generation and serialization utilities).

The package is actively maintained, supports Python versions from 3.7 through 3.12, and carries no known security vulnerabilities. It is positioned as a Beta-stage tool for developers integrating Alibaba Cloud RDS into larger Python applications or automation workflows. The low install friction and permissive Apache 2.0 license make it straightforward to add to existing projects.

Use it for:

- Automate RDS instance provisioning and teardown in infrastructure-as-code pipelines
- Build monitoring or alerting systems that query RDS instance status and metrics
- Manage database backups, restores, and failover operations programmatically
- Integrate RDS management into DevOps tools or multi-cloud orchestration platforms
- Batch operations on multiple RDS instances across Alibaba Cloud accounts

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides Python bindings to the Alibaba Cloud RDS (Relational Database Service) API, enabling programmatic management of RDS instances and operations through the Alibaba Cloud platform.

Yes, if you are working with Alibaba Cloud RDS. The SDK is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively. It is the standard way to interact with RDS from Python. Install it only if you need to manage Alibaba Cloud RDS resources; it is not useful outside that ecosystem.

## Install

pip install alibabacloud-rds20140815
uv add alibabacloud-rds20140815
poetry add alibabacloud-rds20140815

## Installing alibabacloud-rds20140815

Before you install: Low friction install with only two runtime dependencies (alibabacloud-tea-openapi and darabonba-core). Actively maintained with recent releases and a committed repository.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install alibabacloud_rds20140815

from alibabacloud_rds20140815 import Client
# Instantiate and call RDS API methods via the client

Requires Python >= 3.7; credentials and endpoint configuration for Alibaba Cloud are needed to authenticate API calls.

Verify before relying:

- Specific RDS API operations and methods available in this SDK version
- Whether this SDK covers the full RDS API surface or a subset of operations
- Real-world performance and latency characteristics for typical workloads

## Package facts

- License: Apache License 2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 110.8K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

alibaba cloud rds api, alibaba rds sdk python, alibabacloud database management, rds instance control alibaba, alibaba cloud database sdk, alibabacloud rds operations, alibaba rds 20140815, alibaba-cloud, rds, cloud-sdk

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