Optional. Optional snapshot read timestamp to trade freshness for performance.
A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z".
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:
The database engine type and version. The databaseVersion field cannot be changed after instance creation. MySQL instances: MYSQL_8_0, MYSQL_5_7 (default), or MYSQL_5_6. PostgreSQL instances: POSTGRES_9_6, POSTGRES_10, POSTGRES_11 or POSTGRES_12 (default), POSTGRES_13, or POSTGRES_14. SQL Server instances: SQLSERVER_2017_STANDARD (default), SQLSERVER_2017_ENTERPRISE, SQLSERVER_2017_EXPRESS, SQLSERVER_2017_WEB, SQLSERVER_2019_STANDARD, SQLSERVER_2019_ENTERPRISE, SQLSERVER_2019_EXPRESS, or SQLSERVER_2019_WEB.
SECOND_GEN: Cloud SQL database instance. EXTERNAL: A database server that is not managed by Google. This property is read-only; use the tier property in the settings object to determine the database type.
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