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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create database

> Create a logical database with a managed PostgreSQL namespace.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json POST /v1/orgs/{orgId}/databases
openapi: 3.1.2
info:
  title: Rootset public API
  version: 0.1.0
  description: >-
    Typed MDM storage. Temporal values are UTC only; IDs are opaque ULIDs.
    Runtime table definitions are discovered through the schema endpoint.
servers:
  - url: http://localhost:4310
security: []
paths:
  /v1/orgs/{orgId}/databases:
    post:
      tags:
        - databases
      summary: Create a logical database with a managed PostgreSQL namespace.
      operationId: createDatabase
      parameters:
        - name: orgId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            pattern: ^[0-7][0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{25}$
          example: 01K6J7B8000000000000000000
        - name: Idempotency-Key
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 8
            maxLength: 255
          description: >-
            Bound to actor, operation, target, schema version and canonical
            payload; changed input returns 409.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 255
                description:
                  anyOf:
                    - type: string
                      maxLength: 4096
                    - type: 'null'
              required:
                - name
              additionalProperties: false
            example:
              name: example
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Authorised operation result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/createDatabaseOutput'
        '400':
          description: Malformed request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '401':
          description: Missing, expired, revoked or wrong-audience credential.
          headers:
            WWW-Authenticate:
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '403':
          description: Insufficient current authority.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '404':
          description: Unknown or undisclosed target.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '408':
          description: >-
            Ordinary JSON request body did not finish within its bounded read
            deadline.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '409':
          description: Revision, schema, uniqueness or idempotency conflict.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '413':
          description: Payload or output budget exceeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '422':
          description: Typed validation failure.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '429':
          description: Rate, concurrency or admission limit.
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '500':
          description: Redacted internal failure.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '502':
          description: A required upstream service is unavailable.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '503':
          description: >-
            A required service is unavailable. Check service configuration
            before retrying.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
      security:
        - apiKey: []
        - oauth:
            - databases:manage
components:
  schemas:
    createDatabaseOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[0-7][0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{25}$
        orgId:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[0-7][0-9A-HJKMNP-TV-Z]{25}$
        name:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 255
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              maxLength: 4096
            - type: 'null'
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
            - active
            - creating
            - maintenance
            - deleting
            - deleted
            - failed
        createdAt:
          type: string
          pattern: >-
            ^(?!0000)\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d(?:\.\d{1,3})?Z$
          format: date-time
          description: UTC instant with mandatory Z and at most three fractional digits.
          examples:
            - '2024-01-01T12:30:00.000Z'
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          pattern: >-
            ^(?!0000)\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d:[0-5]\d(?:\.\d{1,3})?Z$
          format: date-time
          description: UTC instant with mandatory Z and at most three fractional digits.
          examples:
            - '2024-01-01T12:30:00.000Z'
      required:
        - id
        - orgId
        - name
        - state
        - createdAt
        - updatedAt
      additionalProperties: false
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - requestId
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: >-
                Known domain codes are published in ErrorCode; unknown future
                codes remain valid.
              x-rootset-known-error-codes:
                - VALIDATION_FAILED
                - UNAUTHENTICATED
                - ACCESS_DENIED
                - FORBIDDEN
                - LAST_ADMIN
                - INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE
                - PERSONAL_IDENTITY_REQUIRED
                - DELEGATION_EXCEEDS_AUTHORITY
                - RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND
                - ROW_VERSION_CONFLICT
                - SCHEMA_VERSION_CONFLICT
                - UNIQUE_CONFLICT
                - ROW_SIZE_LIMIT
                - ROW_LIMIT_REACHED
                - PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE
                - REQUEST_TIMEOUT
                - QUERY_TIMEOUT
                - CURSOR_INVALID
                - STEP_UP_REQUIRED
                - IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT
                - JOB_FAILED
                - RATE_LIMITED
                - CAPACITY_LIMIT
                - SCHEMA_MAINTENANCE
                - ARTIFACT_UNVERIFIED
                - ARTIFACT_EXPIRED
                - CONFIGURATION_INVALID
                - DEPENDENCY_UNAVAILABLE
                - INTERNAL_ERROR
            message:
              type: string
            requestId:
              type: string
            details: {}
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Rootset personal API key
    oauth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: http://localhost:4310/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: http://localhost:4310/oauth/token
          scopes:
            profile:manage: >-
              Current profile:manage authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            account:security: >-
              Current account:security authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            org:read: Current org:read authority; the live role ceiling still applies.
            org:manage: Current org:manage authority; the live role ceiling still applies.
            members:read: >-
              Current members:read authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            members:manage: >-
              Current members:manage authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            keys:manage: >-
              Current keys:manage authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            team-keys:manage: >-
              Current team-keys:manage authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            databases:read: >-
              Current databases:read authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            databases:manage: >-
              Current databases:manage authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            tables:read: >-
              Current tables:read authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            tables:manage: >-
              Current tables:manage authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            schema:manage: >-
              Current schema:manage authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            rows:read: Current rows:read authority; the live role ceiling still applies.
            rows:write: Current rows:write authority; the live role ceiling still applies.
            history:read: >-
              Current history:read authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            exports:read: >-
              Current exports:read authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            jobs:read: Current jobs:read authority; the live role ceiling still applies.
            jobs:cancel: >-
              Current jobs:cancel authority; the live role ceiling still
              applies.
            jobs:retry: Current jobs:retry authority; the live role ceiling still applies.

````

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