Required. The instance's project and location in the format projects/{project}/locations/{location}.
Query parameters
Parameters
instanceId
string
Required. The name of the instance to create. Instance name can only contain lowercase alphanumeric characters and hyphens. It must start with a letter and must not end with a hyphen. It can have a maximum of 30 characters.
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Instance.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Operation.
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