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

​
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

​
status
string
required

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

​
Authorization

A valid API key must be passed in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer MINDS_API_KEY

Generate your API key here.

​
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