> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-docs.sevalla.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create database > Create a new database on a specified cluster. The database is provisioned asynchronously - the initial status will be `creating` and will transition to `ready` once provisioning completes. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.sevalla.com/v3/openapi.json post /databases openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Sevalla API docs version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.sevalla.com/v3 security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /databases: post: tags: - Databases summary: Create database description: >- Create a new database on a specified cluster. The database is provisioned asynchronously - the initial status will be `creating` and will transition to `ready` once provisioning completes. operationId: createDatabaseV3 requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: display_name: type: string minLength: 2 maxLength: 64 description: >- Human-readable name for the new database. Must be between 2 and 64 characters. example: My Database type: type: string enum: - postgresql - mariadb - mysql - redis - valkey description: >- Database engine type. `postgresql` - PostgreSQL. `mariadb` - MariaDB. `mysql` - MySQL. `redis` - Redis. `valkey` - Valkey. example: postgresql version: type: string description: Database engine version to use example: '16' cluster_id: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ description: >- Identifier of the cluster (data center location) where the database will be created. Use the List Clusters endpoint to retrieve available options. example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 resource_type_id: type: string description: >- Identifier of the database resource type (machine size). Use the List Database Resource Types endpoint to retrieve available options. example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 db_name: type: string minLength: 2 maxLength: 100 pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-+]+$ description: >- Name of the database to create within the server. Must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, hyphens, or plus signs. example: my_database db_password: type: string minLength: 4 maxLength: 100 pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_?<>#@\-=+]+$ description: >- Password for the database user. Must be between 4 and 100 characters and contain only alphanumeric characters and special characters (_?<>#@-=+). example: securePassword123 db_user: description: >- Username for database authentication. Must be between 2 and 32 characters. Cannot be "root" or "postgres". If omitted, the database engine default user is used. example: db_user type: string minLength: 2 maxLength: 32 pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_\-+]+$ project_id: description: >- Identifier of the project to group this database under. When omitted, the database is not assigned to any project. example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 anyOf: - type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ - type: 'null' extensions: description: >- PostgreSQL extensions to enable. Only applicable when type is `postgresql`. type: object properties: enable_vector: description: >- Enable the pgvector extension for vector similarity search example: false type: boolean enable_postgis: description: Enable the PostGIS extension for geospatial data example: false type: boolean enable_cron: description: Enable the pg_cron extension for scheduled jobs example: false type: boolean required: - display_name - type - version - cluster_id - resource_type_id - db_name - db_password additionalProperties: false responses: '201': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ description: Unique identifier for the database example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 company_id: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: Identifier of the company that owns this database example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 project_id: anyOf: - type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ - type: 'null' description: Identifier of the project this database is grouped under example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 name: type: string description: >- Unique system name used in internal references. Auto-generated from the display name and cannot be changed after creation. example: my-database display_name: type: string description: >- Human-readable name shown in the dashboard and API responses example: My Database type: type: string enum: - postgresql - mariadb - mysql - mongodb - redis - valkey description: >- Database engine type. `postgresql` - PostgreSQL. `mariadb` - MariaDB. `mysql` - MySQL. `redis` - Redis. `valkey` - Valkey. example: postgresql version: type: string description: Database engine version example: '16' status: anyOf: - type: string enum: - creating - ready - updating - passwordChange - passwordChangeFailed - deleting - error - dbDeletionFailed - restoring - restoringFailed - updatingExternalConnection - type: 'null' description: >- Current status of the database reflecting the most recent lifecycle operation example: ready is_suspended: type: boolean description: Whether the database is currently suspended example: false resource_type_name: anyOf: - type: string - type: 'null' description: >- Name of the resource type (machine size) assigned to this database example: db1 created_at: type: string format: date-time pattern: >- ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$ description: >- Timestamp when the database was created, in ISO 8601 format example: '2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z' updated_at: type: string format: date-time pattern: >- ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$ description: >- Timestamp when the database was last modified, in ISO 8601 format example: '2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z' required: - id - company_id - project_id - name - display_name - type - version - status - is_suspended - resource_type_name - created_at - updated_at additionalProperties: false '400': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Bad request status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 400 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '401': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Unauthorized status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 401 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '403': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Forbidden status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 403 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '429': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Too many requests status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 429 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '500': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Internal Server Error status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 500 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false components: securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- API key authentication. Pass your API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. ````