Create database project

Creates a new serverless Postgres database project powered by Neon. Includes automatic scaling, connection pooling, and a default ‘main’ branch with ‘neondb’ database. Supports branching for isolated dev/staging environments. Perfect for case management applications, document workflows, and litigation support systems.

POST /database/v1/projects

cURL

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.case.dev/database/v1/projects" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $CASEDEV_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "name": "<string>" }'

201

{
  "id": "proj_abc123xyz",
  "name": "litigation-docs-db",
  "description": "Production database for litigation document management",
  "region": "aws-us-east-1",
  "pgVersion": 17,
  "status": "active",
  "defaultBranch": {
    "id": "branch_main_456",
    "name": "main"
  },
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API key starting with sk_case_

Body

application/json

name · string · required

Project name (letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores only)

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$

description · string

Optional project description

region · enum<string> · default: aws-us-east-1

AWS region for database deployment

Available options: aws-us-east-1, aws-us-east-2, aws-us-west-2, aws-eu-central-1, aws-eu-west-1, aws-eu-west-2, aws-ap-southeast-1, aws-ap-southeast-2

Response

201

application/json

Database project created successfully

id · string · required

Project ID

name · string · required

Project name

region · string · required

AWS region

pgVersion · integer · required

PostgreSQL major version

status · enum<string> · required

Project status

Available options: active, suspended, deleted

defaultBranch · object · required

Default 'main' branch details

Show child attributes

createdAt · string<date-time> · required

Project creation timestamp

description · string | null

Project description