Provision a database in Coolify via the REST API

domain: coolify.io · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Create a bearer API token with write permission under Keys & Tokens
  2. Choose the engine-specific creation endpoint — POST /api/v1/databases/postgresql, /mysql, /mariadb, /mongodb, /redis, /keydb, /dragonfly, or /clickhouse
  3. Supply the target project UUID, environment, and server UUID plus any engine-specific fields in the JSON body
  4. Poll GET /api/v1/databases/{uuid} or use start/stop endpoints to manage the provisioned instance
  5. Configure an S3 backup destination afterward if you need automated backups (separate from creation)

Known gotchas

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