{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "operate/rs/references/rest-api/objects/bdb/status",
  "title": "BDB status field",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/rest-api/objects/bdb/status/",
  "summary": "Documents the bdb status field used with Redis Software REST API calls.",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "operate",
    "rs"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-10-01T15:48:36+01:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "d22f9d25dcfd252dd2af906279109a58124316d761f89a71b934ac8f82764abb",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "content",
      "title": "Content",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "The BDB status field is a read-only field that represents the database status.\n\nPossible status values:\n\n| Status | Description | Possible next status |\n|--------|-------------|----------------------|\n| 'active' | Database is active and no special action is in progress | 'active-change-pending' <br />'import-pending' <br />'delete-pending' |\n| 'active-change-pending' | |'active' |\n| 'creation-failed' | Initial database creation failed | |\n| 'delete-pending' | Database deletion is in progress | |\n| 'import-pending' | Dataset import is in progress | 'active' |\n| 'pending' | Temporary status during database creation | 'active'<br />'creation-failed' |\n| 'recovery' | Not currently relevant (intended for future use) | |\n\n![BDB status](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rs/rest-api-bdb-status.png#no-click)"
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}