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Create D1 Database

POST/accounts/{account_id}/d1/database

Returns the created D1 database.

Security
API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
D1 Write
Path ParametersExpand Collapse
account_id: string

Account identifier tag.

maxLength32
Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
name: string

D1 database name.

jurisdiction: optional "eu" or "fedramp"

Specify the location to restrict the D1 database to run and store data. If this option is present, the location hint is ignored.

One of the following:
"eu"
"fedramp"
primary_location_hint: optional "wnam" or "enam" or "weur" or 3 more

Specify the region to create the D1 primary, if available. If this option is omitted, the D1 will be created as close as possible to the current user.

One of the following:
"wnam"
"enam"
"weur"
"eeur"
"apac"
"oc"
ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
message: string
documentation_url: optional string
source: optional object { pointer }
pointer: optional string
messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
message: string
documentation_url: optional string
source: optional object { pointer }
pointer: optional string
result: D1 { created_at, file_size, jurisdiction, 5 more }

The details of the D1 database.

created_at: optional string

Specifies the timestamp the resource was created as an ISO8601 string.

formatdate-time
file_size: optional number

The D1 database's size, in bytes.

jurisdiction: optional "eu" or "fedramp"

Specify the location to restrict the D1 database to run and store data. If this option is present, the location hint is ignored.

One of the following:
"eu"
"fedramp"
name: optional string

D1 database name.

num_tables: optional number
read_replication: optional object { mode }

Configuration for D1 read replication.

mode: "auto" or "disabled"

The read replication mode for the database. Use 'auto' to create replicas and allow D1 automatically place them around the world, or 'disabled' to not use any database replicas (it can take a few hours for all replicas to be deleted).

One of the following:
"auto"
"disabled"
uuid: optional string

D1 database identifier (UUID).

version: optional string
success: true

Whether the API call was successful

Create D1 Database

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/d1/database \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
          "name": "my-database",
          "jurisdiction": "eu",
          "primary_location_hint": "wnam"
        }'
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "created_at": "2022-11-15T18:25:44.442097Z",
    "file_size": 12,
    "jurisdiction": "eu",
    "name": "my-database",
    "num_tables": 12,
    "read_replication": {
      "mode": "auto"
    },
    "uuid": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "version": "production"
  },
  "success": true
}
Returns Examples
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "created_at": "2022-11-15T18:25:44.442097Z",
    "file_size": 12,
    "jurisdiction": "eu",
    "name": "my-database",
    "num_tables": 12,
    "read_replication": {
      "mode": "auto"
    },
    "uuid": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "version": "production"
  },
  "success": true
}