Databases - Create

PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff/resourceGroups/exampleresourcegroup/providers/Microsoft.DBforPostgreSQL/flexibleServers/exampleserver/databases/exampledatabase?api-version=2025-08-01

{
  "properties": {
    "charset": "utf8",
    "collation": "en_US.utf8"
  }
}

/**
 * Samples for Databases Create.
 */
public final class Main {
    /*
     * x-ms-original-file:
     * specification/postgresql/resource-manager/Microsoft.DBforPostgreSQL/stable/2025-08-01/examples/DatabasesCreate.
     * json
     */
    /**
     * Sample code: Create a database.
     * 
     * @param manager Entry point to PostgreSqlManager.
     */
    public static void createADatabase(com.azure.resourcemanager.postgresqlflexibleserver.PostgreSqlManager manager) {
        manager.databases().define("exampledatabase")
            .withExistingFlexibleServer("exampleresourcegroup", "exampleserver").withCharset("utf8")
            .withCollation("en_US.utf8").create();
    }
}

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from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential

from azure.mgmt.postgresqlflexibleservers import PostgreSQLManagementClient

"""
# PREREQUISITES
    pip install azure-identity
    pip install azure-mgmt-postgresqlflexibleservers
# USAGE
    python databases_create.py

    Before run the sample, please set the values of the client ID, tenant ID and client secret
    of the AAD application as environment variables: AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_TENANT_ID,
    AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET. For more info about how to get the value, please see:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal
"""


def main():
    client = PostgreSQLManagementClient(
        credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
        subscription_id="ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff",
    )

    response = client.databases.begin_create(
        resource_group_name="exampleresourcegroup",
        server_name="exampleserver",
        database_name="exampledatabase",
        parameters={"properties": {"charset": "utf8", "collation": "en_US.utf8"}},
    ).result()
    print(response)


# x-ms-original-file: specification/postgresql/resource-manager/Microsoft.DBforPostgreSQL/stable/2025-08-01/examples/DatabasesCreate.json
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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package armpostgresqlflexibleservers_test

import (
	"context"
	"log"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore/to"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/postgresql/armpostgresqlflexibleservers/v5"
)

// Generated from example definition: https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/blob/e96c24570a484cff13d153fb472f812878866a39/specification/postgresql/resource-manager/Microsoft.DBforPostgreSQL/stable/2025-08-01/examples/DatabasesCreate.json
func ExampleDatabasesClient_BeginCreate() {
	cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
	}
	ctx := context.Background()
	clientFactory, err := armpostgresqlflexibleservers.NewClientFactory("<subscription-id>", cred, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to create client: %v", err)
	}
	poller, err := clientFactory.NewDatabasesClient().BeginCreate(ctx, "exampleresourcegroup", "exampleserver", "exampledatabase", armpostgresqlflexibleservers.Database{
		Properties: &armpostgresqlflexibleservers.DatabaseProperties{
			Charset:   to.Ptr("utf8"),
			Collation: to.Ptr("en_US.utf8"),
		},
	}, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to finish the request: %v", err)
	}
	_, err = poller.PollUntilDone(ctx, nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("failed to pull the result: %v", err)
	}
}

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const { PostgreSQLManagementFlexibleServerClient } = require("@azure/arm-postgresql-flexible");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");
require("dotenv/config");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to Creates a new database.
 *
 * @summary Creates a new database.
 * x-ms-original-file: specification/postgresql/resource-manager/Microsoft.DBforPostgreSQL/stable/2025-08-01/examples/DatabasesCreate.json
 */
async function createADatabase() {
  const subscriptionId =
    process.env["POSTGRESQL_SUBSCRIPTION_ID"] || "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff";
  const resourceGroupName = process.env["POSTGRESQL_RESOURCE_GROUP"] || "exampleresourcegroup";
  const serverName = "exampleserver";
  const databaseName = "exampledatabase";
  const parameters = { charset: "utf8", collation: "en_US.utf8" };
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const client = new PostgreSQLManagementFlexibleServerClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  const result = await client.databases.beginCreateAndWait(
    resourceGroupName,
    serverName,
    databaseName,
    parameters,
  );
  console.log(result);
}

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using Azure;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Azure.Core;
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager.PostgreSql.FlexibleServers;

// Generated from example definition: specification/postgresql/resource-manager/Microsoft.DBforPostgreSQL/stable/2025-08-01/examples/DatabasesCreate.json
// this example is just showing the usage of "Databases_Create" operation, for the dependent resources, they will have to be created separately.

// get your azure access token, for more details of how Azure SDK get your access token, please refer to https://dori-uw-1.kuma-moon.com/en-us/dotnet/azure/sdk/authentication?tabs=command-line
TokenCredential cred = new DefaultAzureCredential();
// authenticate your client
ArmClient client = new ArmClient(cred);

// this example assumes you already have this PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource created on azure
// for more information of creating PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource, please refer to the document of PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource
string subscriptionId = "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff";
string resourceGroupName = "exampleresourcegroup";
string serverName = "exampleserver";
string databaseName = "exampledatabase";
ResourceIdentifier postgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResourceId = PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, serverName, databaseName);
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource postgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabase = client.GetPostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource(postgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResourceId);

// invoke the operation
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseData data = new PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseData
{
    Charset = "utf8",
    Collation = "en_US.utf8",
};
ArmOperation<PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource> lro = await postgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabase.UpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, data);
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseResource result = lro.Value;

// the variable result is a resource, you could call other operations on this instance as well
// but just for demo, we get its data from this resource instance
PostgreSqlFlexibleServerDatabaseData resourceData = result.Data;
// for demo we just print out the id
Console.WriteLine($"Succeeded on id: {resourceData.Id}");

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