Connect a Data Source

Creates a new database connection. The example parameters below are for connecting to MySQL. See here for which parameters to use for your datasource.

The REST API playground can currently only be used with MindsDB running locally at http://127.0.0.1:47334. Support for MindsDB Cloud is in progress. In the meantime, check out our SQL example for how to use the REST API with MindsDB Cloud.

Body

application/json

database

object

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database.engine

string

database.name

string

database.parameters

object

Parameters used to connect to your data source. These example parameters are for connecting to MySQL. See here for which parameters to use for your datasource.

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database.parameters.database

string

database.parameters.host

string

database.parameters.password

string

database.parameters.port

string

database.parameters.user

string

Response

200 - application/json

engine

string

Handler used to create this database (e.g. postgres)

name

string

type

string

Type of database (data | project | system)