Prisma Connections API

Operations for managing database connection strings

Operations 3

GET /databases/{databaseId}/connections Prisma List database connection strings #
POST /databases/{databaseId}/connections Prisma Create a database connection string #
DELETE /connections/{connectionId} Prisma Delete a connection string #

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OpenAPI Specification

prisma-connections-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Prisma Postgres Management Connections API
  description: REST API for programmatically provisioning and managing Prisma Postgres databases, projects, and workspaces. Supports automation, CI/CD workflows, and partner integrations. The API provides endpoints for managing workspaces, projects, databases, database backups, database usage metrics, connections, and integrations. Authentication is handled via service tokens or OAuth 2.0 with PKCE support.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Prisma Support
    email: support@prisma.io
    url: https://www.prisma.io/support
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.prisma.io/terms
  termsOfService: https://www.prisma.io/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.prisma.io/v1
  description: Prisma Management API production server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Connections
  description: Operations for managing database connection strings
paths:
  /databases/{databaseId}/connections:
    get:
      operationId: listConnections
      summary: Prisma List database connection strings
      description: Retrieves all connection strings for a specific database, including the Prisma Postgres connection string and direct TCP connection details.
      tags:
      - Connections
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatabaseId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved connection strings
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Connection'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
    post:
      operationId: createConnection
      summary: Prisma Create a database connection string
      description: Generates a new connection string for the specified database with optional configuration for connection pooling and access restrictions.
      tags:
      - Connections
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatabaseId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectionCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successfully created connection string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConnectionWithCredentials'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
  /connections/{connectionId}:
    delete:
      operationId: deleteConnection
      summary: Prisma Delete a connection string
      description: Permanently revokes and deletes a connection string. Any clients using this connection will immediately lose database access.
      tags:
      - Connections
      parameters:
      - name: connectionId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique identifier of the connection string
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successfully deleted connection string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was invalid or malformed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    RateLimited:
      description: Too many requests - rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication is required or the provided credentials are invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    InternalServerError:
      description: An unexpected error occurred on the server
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable error code
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
            details:
              type: object
              description: Additional error context
              additionalProperties: true
          required:
          - code
          - message
    ConnectionWithCredentials:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Connection'
      - type: object
        properties:
          connectionString:
            type: string
            description: The full connection string with credentials. Only returned once during creation.
        required:
        - connectionString
    ConnectionCreate:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating a new connection string
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name for the connection
        type:
          type: string
          description: Type of connection to create
          enum:
          - prisma
          - direct
      required:
      - type
    Connection:
      type: object
      description: A database connection string configuration
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the connection
        databaseId:
          type: string
          description: Identifier of the associated database
        type:
          type: string
          description: Type of connection
          enum:
          - prisma
          - direct
        connectionString:
          type: string
          description: The connection string with credentials masked
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the connection was created
      required:
      - id
      - databaseId
      - type
      - createdAt
  parameters:
    DatabaseId:
      name: databaseId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the database
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Authentication via service token or OAuth 2.0 access token. Service tokens are created in the Prisma Console under Settings > Service Tokens. OAuth 2.0 tokens are obtained via the authorization endpoint at https://auth.prisma.io/authorize with token exchange at https://auth.prisma.io/token. PKCE is supported with S256 code challenge method.
externalDocs:
  description: Prisma Postgres Management API Documentation
  url: https://www.prisma.io/docs/postgres/introduction/management-api