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Create an instance within a project.
Note that exactly one of Cluster.serve_nodes and Cluster.cluster_config.cluster_autoscaling_config can be set. If serveNodes is set to non-zero, then the cluster is manually scaled. If clusterConfig.cluster_autoscaling_config is non-empty, then autoscaling is enabled.
HTTP request
POST https://bigtableadmin.googleapis.com/v2/{parent=projects/*}/instances
Required. The ID to be used when referring to the new instance within its project, e.g., justmyinstancerather thanprojects/myproject/instances/myinstance.
Required. The clusters to be created within the instance, mapped by desired cluster ID, e.g., justmyclusterrather thanprojects/myproject/instances/myinstance/clusters/mycluster. Fields markedOutputOnlymust be left blank.
An object containing a list of"key": valuepairs. Example:{ "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" }.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance ofOperation.
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