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Title: BDB status field
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description: Documents the bdb status field used with Redis Enterprise Software REST
  API calls.
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The BDB status field is a read-only field that represents the database status.

Possible status values:

| Status | Description | Possible next status |
|--------|-------------|----------------------|
| 'active' | Database is active and no special action is in progress | 'active-change-pending' <br />'import-pending' <br />'delete-pending' |
| 'active-change-pending' | |'active' |
| 'creation-failed' | Initial database creation failed | |
| 'delete-pending' | Database deletion is in progress | |
| 'import-pending' | Dataset import is in progress | 'active' |
| 'pending' | Temporary status during database creation | 'active'<br />'creation-failed' |
| 'recovery' | Not currently relevant (intended for future use) | |

{{< image filename="/images/rs/rest-api-bdb-status.png#no-click" alt="BDB status" >}}