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linode Databases API

Manage Managed Database instances including MySQL and PostgreSQL clusters, backups, credentials, and maintenance windows.

linode Databases API is one of 23 APIs that Linode publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Databases. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 6 operations across 4 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 4.189.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.linode.com/v4.

6 operations 4 paths 6 schemas 1 DELETE4 GET1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
4.189.0
Base URL
https://api.linode.com/v4
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

linode Databases API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (personalAccessToken). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 28 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • personalAccessToken — A personal access token generated from the Linode Cloud Manager that grants access to the API based on the token's scopes.
  • oauth — OAuth 2.0 authentication for third-party applications.

Paths & Operations 6

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 4 GET, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Databases 6

Manage Managed Database instances including MySQL and PostgreSQL clusters, backups, credentials, and maintenance windows.

GET
/databases/instances
List Managed Databases
getDatabaseInstances 2 params → 200401
GET
/databases/engines
List Managed Database engines
getDatabaseEngines 2 params → 200401
GET
/databases/types
List Managed Database types
getDatabaseTypes 2 params → 200401
GET
/databases/{databaseEngine}/{databaseId}
Get a Managed Database
getDatabaseInstance 2 params → 200401404
PUT
/databases/{databaseEngine}/{databaseId}
Update a Managed Database
updateDatabaseInstance 2 params body → 200400401404
DELETE
/databases/{databaseEngine}/{databaseId}
Delete a Managed Database
deleteDatabaseInstance 2 params → 200401404

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Database (13 properties), Pagination (3 properties), DatabaseRequest (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Pagination
object
3 properties
PaginatedDatabaseEngineList
PaginatedDatabaseTypeList
Database
object
13 properties
PaginatedDatabaseList
DatabaseRequest
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

linode-databases-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Linode publishes across the network.

Linode CLI
Linode Python SDK
Linode Go SDK
Linode Terraform Provider
linode Account API
linode Domains API
linode Images API
linode Linode Instances API
linode Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) API
linode Longview API
linode Managed API
linode Networking API
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