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Inserts a resource containing information about a database inside a Cloud SQL instance.
Note: You can't modify the default character set and collation.
HTTP request
POST https://sqladmin.googleapis.com/sql/v1beta4/projects/{project}/instances/{instance}/databases
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
project |
Project ID of the project that contains the instance. |
instance |
Database instance ID. This does not include the project ID. |
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Database.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Operation.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloudsqlhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platformhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/sqlservice.admin
For more information, see the Authentication Overview.