curl --request POST \
     --url 'https://mdb.ai/api/datasources' \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     --header 'Authorization: Bearer MINDS_API_KEY' \
     --data '{
         "name": "datasource_name",
         "engine": "postgres",
         "connection_data": {
             "user": "demo_user",
             "password": "demo_password",
             "host": "samples.mindsdb.com",
             "port": "5432",
             "database": "demo",
             "schema": "demo_data"
         },
         "tables": ["house_sales"],
         "description": "House sales data"
     }'

200 OK
This API endpoint creates a Datasource using the POST method.

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Body

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name
string
required
Provide a unique name for the Datasource.
​
description
string
Provide a description for the Datasource, which is used by the Mind to decide the relevant datasources for each question.
​
engine
array
required
Provide a datasource engine. See available engines here.
​
connection_data
array
required
Provide connection parameters for the selected engine. See available engines and connection parameters here.
​
tables
array
This is an optional parameter that lets you specify tables that can be accessed by the Mind.

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Response

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status
string
required
HTTP status code indicating success. 200 OK confirms the Datasource was created.

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Authorization

A valid API key must be passed in the Authorization header: 
Authorization: Bearer MINDS_API_KEY
Generate your API key here.

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Path Parameters

None. 
curl --request POST \
     --url 'https://mdb.ai/api/datasources' \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     --header 'Authorization: Bearer MINDS_API_KEY' \
     --data '{
         "name": "datasource_name",
         "engine": "postgres",
         "connection_data": {
             "user": "demo_user",
             "password": "demo_password",
             "host": "samples.mindsdb.com",
             "port": "5432",
             "database": "demo",
             "schema": "demo_data"
         },
         "tables": ["house_sales"],
         "description": "House sales data"
     }'

200 OK