# Create database

**POST** `/v1/databases`

Creates a new database in the specified project. `logicalId` cannot be combined with `branchGitName`; pass `branchId` instead.

Base URL: `https://api.prisma.io`

Tags: `Databases`

## Authorization

Any ONE of the following options authorizes this operation; every scheme listed within an option is required together.

| Option | Scheme | Type | Sent as | Scopes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Option 1 | `OAuth2` | `oauth2` | `Authorization: Bearer <access token>` | `offline_access`, `workspace:admin` |
| Option 2 | `Bearer` | `http` | `Authorization: Bearer <token>` (JWT) | — |

### OAuth 2.0 flows

- **OAuth2 · authorizationCode**
  - Authorization URL: `https://auth.prisma.io/authorize`
  - Token URL: `https://auth.prisma.io/token`
  - Refresh URL: `https://auth.prisma.io/token`
  - Scope `offline_access` — Offline access
  - Scope `workspace:admin` — Full access to workspace resources

## Request body

Optional. Media type: `application/json`

### Example request body

```json
{
  "branchGitName": "string",
  "branchId": "string",
  "isDefault": false,
  "logicalId": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "projectId": "string",
  "region": "us-east-1",
  "source": {
    "databaseId": "string",
    "type": "database"
  }
}
```

## Responses

| Status | Description | Media type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `201` | Created a new database. | `application/json` |
| `400` | Invalid request parameters. | `application/json` |
| `401` | Missing or invalid authorization token. | `application/json` |
| `403` | Actor does not have access to the specified project. | `application/json` |
| `404` | Project not found. | `application/json` |
| `409` | A database with the same `logicalId` already exists on the branch. | `application/json` |
| `413` | Request body exceeds this endpoint's size cap. | `application/json` |

### Example response: 201 — Created a new database.

```json
{
  "data": {
    "branchId": "string",
    "connections": [
      {
        "createdAt": "2026-06-09T00:00:00Z",
        "database": {
          "id": "string",
          "name": "string",
          "url": "https://example.com"
        },
        "directConnection": {
          "host": "string",
          "pass": "string",
          "user": "string"
        },
        "endpoints": {
          "accelerate": {
            "connectionString": "string",
            "host": "string",
            "port": 0
          },
          "direct": {
            "connectionString": "string",
            "host": "string",
            "port": 0
          },
          "pooled": {
            "connectionString": "string",
            "host": "string",
            "port": 0
          }
        },
        "id": "string",
        "kind": "accelerate",
        "name": "string",
        "type": "connection",
        "url": "https://example.com"
      }
    ],
    "createdAt": "2026-06-09T00:00:00Z",
    "defaultConnectionId": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "isDefault": true,
    "logicalId": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "project": {
      "id": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "url": "https://example.com"
    },
    "region": {
      "id": "string",
      "name": "string"
    },
    "source": {
      "backupId": "string",
      "databaseId": "string",
      "type": "backup"
    },
    "status": "failure",
    "type": "database",
    "url": "https://example.com"
  }
}
```

### Example response: 400 — Invalid request parameters.

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "hint": "string",
    "message": "string"
  }
}
```

### Example response: 401 — Missing or invalid authorization token.

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "hint": "string",
    "message": "string"
  }
}
```

### Example response: 403 — Actor does not have access to the specified project.

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "hint": "string",
    "message": "string"
  }
}
```

### Example response: 404 — Project not found.

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "hint": "string",
    "message": "string"
  }
}
```

### Example response: 409 — A database with the same `logicalId` already exists on the branch.

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "hint": "string",
    "message": "string"
  }
}
```

### Example response: 413 — Request body exceeds this endpoint's size cap.

```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "hint": "string",
    "message": "string"
  }
}
```

## Related pages

- [[Experimental]](./tags/experimental.md)
- [Acquire Alchemy deploy lease](./postv1projectsbyprojectidbranchesbybranchidalchemy-statelease.md)
- [Agents](./tags/agents.md)
- [Alchemy state store version](./getv1projectsbyprojectidbranchesbybranchidalchemy-stateversion.md)
- [Buckets](./tags/buckets.md)
- [Connections](./tags/connections.md)
- [Create a branch](./postv1projectsbyprojectidbranches.md)
- [Create a custom domain](./postv1appsbyappiddomains.md)
- [Create a custom domain](./postv1servicesbyserviceiddomains.md)
- [Create a workspace](./postv1workspaces.md)

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