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POST
https://api.upstash.com
/
v2
/
redis
/
database
curl -X POST \
  https://api.upstash.com/v2/redis/database \
  -u 'EMAIL:API_KEY' \
  -d '{"name":"myredis", "region":"global", "primary_region":"us-east-1", "read_regions":["us-west-1","us-west-2"], "tls": true}'

{
  "database_id": "93e3a3e-342c-4683-ba75-344c08ae143b",
  "database_name": "global-test",
  "database_type": "Pay as You Go",
  "region": "global",
  "type": "paid",
  "port": 32559,
  "creation_time": 1674596896,
  "state": "active",
  "password": "dd1803832a2746309e118373549e574d",
  "user_email": "support@upstash.com",
  "endpoint": "steady-stud-32559.upstash.io",
  "tls": false,
  "rest_token": "AX8vACQgOTMyY2UyYy00NjgzLWJhNzUtMzQ0YzA4YWUxNDNiZMyYTI3NDYzMDllMTE4MzczNTQ5ZTU3NGQ=",
  "read_only_rest_token": "An8vACQg2UtMzQyYy00NjgzLWJhNzUtMzQ0YzA4YBVsUsyn19xDnTAvjbsiq79GRDrURNLzIYIOk="
}

​
Request Parameters

​
name
required
Name of the database
​
region
default:"global"
required
Region of the database. Only valid option is global.
​
primary_region
required
Primary Region of the Global Database.Available regions: us-east-1, us-west-1, us-west-2, eu-west-1, eu-central-1, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, sa-east-1
​
read_regions
Array<string>
Array of Read Regions of the Database.Available regions: us-east-1, us-west-1, us-west-2, eu-west-1, eu-central-1, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, sa-east-1
​
tls
boolean
required
Set true to enable tls.

​
Response Parameters

​
database_id
string
ID of the created database
​
database_name
string
Name of the database
​
database_type
string
Type of the database in terms of pricing model(Free, Pay as You Go or Enterprise)
​
region
string
The region where database is hosted
​
port
int
Database port for clients to connect
​
creation_time
int
Creation time of the database as Unix time
​
state
string
State of database (active or deleted)
​
password
string
Password of the database
​
user_email
string
Email or team id of the owner of the database
​
endpoint
string
Endpoint URL of the database
​
tls
boolean
TLS/SSL is enabled or not
curl -X POST \
  https://api.upstash.com/v2/redis/database \
  -u 'EMAIL:API_KEY' \
  -d '{"name":"myredis", "region":"global", "primary_region":"us-east-1", "read_regions":["us-west-1","us-west-2"], "tls": true}'

{
  "database_id": "93e3a3e-342c-4683-ba75-344c08ae143b",
  "database_name": "global-test",
  "database_type": "Pay as You Go",
  "region": "global",
  "type": "paid",
  "port": 32559,
  "creation_time": 1674596896,
  "state": "active",
  "password": "dd1803832a2746309e118373549e574d",
  "user_email": "support@upstash.com",
  "endpoint": "steady-stud-32559.upstash.io",
  "tls": false,
  "rest_token": "AX8vACQgOTMyY2UyYy00NjgzLWJhNzUtMzQ0YzA4YWUxNDNiZMyYTI3NDYzMDllMTE4MzczNTQ5ZTU3NGQ=",
  "read_only_rest_token": "An8vACQg2UtMzQyYy00NjgzLWJhNzUtMzQ0YzA4YBVsUsyn19xDnTAvjbsiq79GRDrURNLzIYIOk="
}