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Create (PostgreSQL)[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-postgresql#create-postgresql)

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POST

/databases/postgresql

Create a new PostgreSQL database.

Authorizations[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-postgresql#authorizations)

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bearerAuth

Go to `Keys & Tokens` / `API tokens` and create a new token. Use the token as the bearer token.

Type

HTTP (bearer)

Request Body[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-postgresql#request-body)

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application/json

SchemaJSON

JSON

{

"server\_uuid": "string",

"project\_uuid": "string",

"environment\_name": "string",

"environment\_uuid": "string",

"postgres\_user": "string",

"postgres\_password": "string",

"postgres\_db": "string",

"postgres\_initdb\_args": "string",

"postgres\_host\_auth\_method": "string",

"postgres\_conf": "string",

"destination\_uuid": "string",

"name": "string",

"description": "string",

"image": "string",

"is\_public": true,

"public\_port": 0,

"public\_port\_timeout": 0,

"limits\_memory": "string",

"limits\_memory\_swap": "string",

"limits\_memory\_swappiness": 0,

"limits\_memory\_reservation": "string",

"limits\_cpus": "string",

"limits\_cpuset": "string",

"limits\_cpu\_shares": 0,

"instant\_deploy": true

}

Responses[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-postgresql#responses)

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200400401422

Database updated

POST

/databases/postgresql

Playground[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-postgresql#playground)

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Authorization

bearerAuth

Body

Try it out

Samples[​](https://coolify.io/docs/api-reference/api/operations/create-database-postgresql#samples)

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