CockroachDB Databases API

Manage databases within a CockroachDB cluster, including creation, listing, updating, and deletion.

Operations 4

GET /api/v1/clusters/{cluster_id}/databases List databases #
POST /api/v1/clusters/{cluster_id}/databases Create a database #
PATCH /api/v1/clusters/{cluster_id}/databases/{name} Update a database #
DELETE /api/v1/clusters/{cluster_id}/databases/{name} Delete a database #

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OpenAPI Specification

cockroachdb-databases-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CockroachDB Cloud Databases API
  description: The CockroachDB Cloud API is a REST interface that provides programmatic access to manage the lifecycle of clusters within a CockroachDB Cloud organization.
  version: '2024-09-16'
  contact:
    name: Cockroach Labs Support
    url: https://support.cockroachlabs.com
  termsOfService: https://www.cockroachlabs.com/cloud-terms-and-conditions/
servers:
- url: https://cockroachlabs.cloud
  description: CockroachDB Cloud Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Databases
  description: Manage databases within a CockroachDB cluster, including creation, listing, updating, and deletion.
paths:
  /api/v1/clusters/{cluster_id}/databases:
    get:
      operationId: ListDatabases
      summary: List databases
      description: Returns a list of databases for the specified cluster. Supports pagination via page, limit, asOfTime, and sortOrder parameters.
      tags:
      - Databases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clusterId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/paginationPage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/paginationLimit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/paginationAsOfTime'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/paginationSortOrder'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of databases returned successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListDatabasesResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    post:
      operationId: CreateDatabase
      summary: Create a database
      description: Creates a new database within the specified cluster. Requires CLUSTER_ADMIN role at organization, folder, or cluster scope.
      tags:
      - Databases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clusterId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateDatabaseRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Database'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /api/v1/clusters/{cluster_id}/databases/{name}:
    patch:
      operationId: EditDatabase
      summary: Update a database
      description: Updates the configuration of an existing database within the specified cluster. Requires CLUSTER_ADMIN role.
      tags:
      - Databases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clusterId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/databaseName'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateDatabaseRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database updated successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Database'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: DeleteDatabase
      summary: Delete a database
      description: Deletes a database from the specified cluster by name. Requires CLUSTER_ADMIN role at organization, folder, or cluster scope.
      tags:
      - Databases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clusterId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/databaseName'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database deleted successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Database'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request body or parameters are invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    databaseName:
      name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Name of the database.
      schema:
        type: string
    paginationLimit:
      name: pagination.limit
      in: query
      description: Maximum number of results to return per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 500
    clusterId:
      name: cluster_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the CockroachDB Cloud cluster.
      schema:
        type: string
    paginationAsOfTime:
      name: pagination.as_of_time
      in: query
      description: RFC3339 timestamp to return results as they were at a specific point in time (time-travel query).
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date-time
    paginationPage:
      name: pagination.page
      in: query
      description: Page number for paginated results, starting from 1.
      schema:
        type: string
    paginationSortOrder:
      name: pagination.sort_order
      in: query
      description: Sort direction for paginated results. Accepted values are ASC and DESC.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - ASC
        - DESC
  schemas:
    ListDatabasesResponse:
      type: object
      description: Paginated list of databases in a cluster.
      properties:
        databases:
          type: array
          description: Array of database objects.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Database'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationResponse'
    CreateDatabaseRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating a new database.
      required:
      - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name for the new database.
    PaginationResponse:
      type: object
      description: Pagination metadata included in list responses.
      properties:
        next:
          type: string
          description: Token or cursor for retrieving the next page of results.
        last:
          type: string
          description: Token or cursor for the last page of results.
        time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Server time at which the paginated query was executed.
    UpdateDatabaseRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for updating an existing database.
      properties:
        new_name:
          type: string
          description: New name for the database.
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response returned by the API.
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code of the error.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
        details:
          type: array
          description: Additional detail objects providing error context.
          items:
            type: object
    Database:
      type: object
      description: Represents a database within a CockroachDB cluster.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the database.
        table_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of tables in the database.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token authentication. Generate a token in the CockroachDB Cloud Console under Organization Settings > API Access.
externalDocs:
  description: CockroachDB Cloud API Documentation
  url: https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/cockroachcloud/cloud-api