Selectively applying a replication log for logical database replica creation

A method, comprising:

• adding, by a database system, a new replica for a database to a replica group for the database, comprising:
• obtaining, by a target storage node for the new replica, paginated results of a scan of ordered items of the database to store in the new replica from a source that maintains an existing replica for the database, wherein individual results of the paginated results correspond to respective log sequence numbers of log records in a replication log consistent with the paginated results, wherein the replication log describes an order of changes applied to the database;
• obtaining, by the target storage node, the replication log for the database between a consistent state of the database already stored and the log sequence number value for the paginated result;
• and
• selectively applying, by the target storage node, log records from the replication log to individual results of the paginated results according to one or more application rules that determine whether to ignore a change described in a log record of the replication log.

One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media, storing program instructions that when executed on or across one or more computing devices cause the one or more computing devices to implement:

• sending, by a target storage node for a new replica to be added to a replica group for a database, a plurality of requests to obtain paginated results of a scan of ordered items of the database to store in the new replica from a source that maintains an existing replica for the database, wherein individual results of the paginated results correspond to respective log sequence numbers of log records in a replication log consistent with the paginated results, wherein the replication log describes an order of changes applied to the database;
• storing, by the target storage node, the paginated results in the new replica;
• obtaining, by the target storage node, the replication log for the database between a consistent state of the database already stored and the log sequence number value for the paginated result;
• and
• selectively applying, by the target storage node, log records from the replication log to individual results of the paginated results according to one or more application rules that determine whether to ignore a change described in a log record of the replication log.