---
title: "POST /create-db-target"
method: POST
path: "/create-db-target"
tags: ["v2"]
---

# POST /create-db-target

`POST /create-db-target`

## Request body

- CreateDBTarget — createDBTarget is a command that creates a new target. [Deprecated: Use target-create-db command]
  - `azure-client-id` string — (Optional) Client id (relevant for "cloud-service-provider" only)
  - `azure-client-secret` string — (Optional) Client secret (relevant for "cloud-service-provider" only)
  - `azure-tenant-id` string — (Optional) Tenant id (relevant for "cloud-service-provider" only)
  - `client-certificate` string — Client certificate for mutual TLS
  - `client-key-passphrase` string — Client private key passphrase for mutual TLS
  - `client-private-key` string — Client private key for mutual TLS
  - `cloud-service-provider` string — (Optional) Cloud service provider (currently only supports Azure)
  - `cluster-mode` boolean — Cluster Mode
  - `comment` string — Deprecated - use description
  - `connection-type` string, required — Type of connection to mssql database [credentials/cloud-identity/wallet/parent-target]
  - `db-name` string
  - `db-server-certificates` string — (Optional) DB server certificates
  - `db-server-name` string — (Optional) Server name for certificate verification
  - `db-type` string, required
  - `description` string — Description of the object
  - `enable-mtls` boolean — Enable mutual TLS
  - `host` string
  - `json` boolean — Set output format to JSON
  - `key` string — The name of a key that used to encrypt the target secret value (if empty, the account default protectionKey key will be used)
  - `max-versions` string — Set the maximum number of versions, limited by the account settings defaults.
  - `mongodb-atlas` boolean
  - `mongodb-atlas-api-private-key` string — MongoDB Atlas private key
  - `mongodb-atlas-api-public-key` string — MongoDB Atlas public key
  - `mongodb-atlas-project-id` string — MongoDB Atlas project ID
  - `mongodb-default-auth-db` string — MongoDB server default authentication database
  - `mongodb-uri-options` string — MongoDB server URI options
  - `name` string, required — Target name
  - `oracle-service-name` string — Oracle db service name
  - `oracle-wallet-login-type` string — Oracle Wallet login type (password/mtls)
  - `oracle-wallet-p12-file-data` string — Oracle wallet p12 file data in base64
  - `oracle-wallet-sso-file-data` string — Oracle wallet sso file data in base64
  - `parent-target-name` string — Name of the parent target, relevant only when connection-type is parent-target
  - `port` string
  - `pwd` string
  - `snowflake-account` string
  - `snowflake-api-private-key` string — RSA Private key (base64 encoded)
  - `snowflake-api-private-key-password` string — The Private key passphrase
  - `ssl` boolean — Enable/Disable SSL [true/false]
  - `ssl-certificate` string — SSL connection certificate
  - `token` string — Authentication token (see `/auth` and `/configure`)
  - `uid-token` string — The universal identity token, Required only for universal_identity authentication
  - `user-name` string

## Response `200`

createDBTargetResponse wraps response body.

- CreateDBTargetOutput
  - `target_id` integer

## Other responses

- `default` — errorResponse wraps any error to return it as a JSON object with one "error" field.

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