---
title: "Create Database Connection"
method: POST
path: "/api/databases/"
tags: ["Database Connections"]
---

# Create Database Connection

`POST /api/databases/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.qomplement.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.qomplement.com/api/databases/`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Create a new database connection

NOTE: Connection credentials are stored in connection_config.
TODO: Implement encryption for sensitive fields (password, etc.)

## Request body

- DatabaseConnectionCreate: Request model for creating a new database connection
  - `name` string, required
  - `database_type` string, required
  - `connection_config` object, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- DatabaseConnectionResponse: Response model for database connection (without sensitive data)
  - `id` string, required
  - `user_id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `database_type` string, required
  - `is_active` boolean, required
  - `is_connected` boolean, required
  - `last_tested_at` string, nullable
  - `last_test_status` string, nullable
  - `created_at` string, required
  - `updated_at` string, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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