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# Toggle external connection

> Toggle external network access for a database. When enabled, the database becomes accessible from outside the cluster via the external hostname and port. When disabled, the database is only accessible internally. The operation is asynchronous - the database status will reflect the progress.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.sevalla.com/v3/openapi.json post /databases/{id}/external-connection/toggle
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Sevalla API docs
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.sevalla.com/v3
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /databases/{id}/external-connection/toggle:
    post:
      tags:
        - Databases
      summary: Toggle external connection
      description: >-
        Toggle external network access for a database. When enabled, the
        database becomes accessible from outside the cluster via the external
        hostname and port. When disabled, the database is only accessible
        internally. The operation is asynchronous - the database status will
        reflect the progress.
      operationId: toggleDatabaseExternalConnectionV3
      parameters:
        - schema:
            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)$
            example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657
          in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          description: Database identifier
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Confirmation message
                    example: External connection toggle started
                required:
                  - message
                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
        '404':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Error message
                    example: Not found
                  status:
                    type: integer
                    minimum: -9007199254740991
                    maximum: 9007199254740991
                    description: HTTP status code
                    example: 404
                  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.

````