Prisma Databases API

Operations for provisioning and managing Prisma Postgres databases

Operations 3

POST /projects/{projectId}/databases Prisma Create a database in a project #
GET /databases/{databaseId} Prisma Get a database #
DELETE /databases/{databaseId} Prisma Delete a database #

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OpenAPI Specification

prisma-databases-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Prisma Postgres Management Databases 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: Databases
  description: Operations for provisioning and managing Prisma Postgres databases
paths:
  /projects/{projectId}/databases:
    post:
      operationId: createDatabase
      summary: Prisma Create a database in a project
      description: Provisions a new Prisma Postgres database within an existing project. The database runs on PostgreSQL v17 using unikernel-based infrastructure for performance and security isolation.
      tags:
      - Databases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successfully created database
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Database'
        '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'
  /databases/{databaseId}:
    get:
      operationId: getDatabase
      summary: Prisma Get a database
      description: Retrieves detailed information about a specific Prisma Postgres database including its status, region, and connection details.
      tags:
      - Databases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatabaseId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved database details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Database'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDatabase
      summary: Prisma Delete a database
      description: Permanently deletes a Prisma Postgres database and all its data. This action cannot be undone. All associated backups and connection strings are also removed.
      tags:
      - Databases
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DatabaseId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successfully deleted database
        '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
    DatabaseApiKey:
      type: object
      description: An API key for accessing the database
      properties:
        apiKey:
          type: string
          description: The API key value
        connectionString:
          type: string
          description: Full connection string incorporating this API key
      required:
      - apiKey
      - connectionString
    DirectConnection:
      type: object
      description: Direct TCP connection details for the database
      properties:
        host:
          type: string
          description: Database host address
        port:
          type: integer
          description: Database port number
          default: 5432
        username:
          type: string
          description: Database username
        password:
          type: string
          description: Database password
        database:
          type: string
          description: Database name
      required:
      - host
      - port
      - username
      - password
      - database
    DatabaseCreate:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating a new database
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name for the database
        region:
          type: string
          description: Region where the database should be provisioned
          enum:
          - us-east-1
          - us-west-2
          - eu-west-1
          - eu-central-1
          - ap-southeast-1
          - ap-northeast-1
      required:
      - region
    Database:
      type: object
      description: A Prisma Postgres database instance running PostgreSQL v17 on unikernel-based infrastructure with built-in connection pooling, caching, and real-time subscription capabilities.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the database
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the database
        projectId:
          type: string
          description: Identifier of the parent project
        region:
          type: string
          description: Region where the database is deployed
        status:
          type: string
          description: Current operational status of the database
          enum:
          - provisioning
          - active
          - suspended
          - deleting
          - deleted
        connectionString:
          type: string
          description: Prisma Postgres connection string in prisma+postgres:// format
          examples:
          - prisma+postgres://accelerate.prisma-data.net/?api_key=ey...
        apiKeys:
          type: array
          description: API keys for database access
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseApiKey'
        directConnection:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DirectConnection'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the database was created
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the database was last updated
      required:
      - id
      - projectId
      - region
      - status
      - createdAt
      - updatedAt
  parameters:
    ProjectId:
      name: projectId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the project
      schema:
        type: string
    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