---
title: "Create Database"
method: POST
path: "/postgres/{postgres_cluster_id}/databases"
tags: ["Postgres Clusters"]
---

# Create Database

`POST /postgres/{postgres_cluster_id}/databases`

Create a database within a specific cluster.

## Path parameters

- `postgres_cluster_id` string, required

## Request body

- CreatePostgresDatabaseRequest
  - `name` string, required — Name of the database to create.

## Response `201`

Created

- PostgresDatabaseResponse
  - `data` PostgresDatabase
    - `name` string — Database name.

## Other responses

- `400` — Database name is reserved, a system database, or malformed
- `404` — Cluster not found
- `422` — name is required

---

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