pydo.databases.add_user()
Generated on 23 Oct 2025
from pydo version
v0.18.0
Description
To add a new database user, send a POST request to /v2/databases/$DATABASE_ID/users
with the desired username.
Note: User management is not supported for Caching or Valkey clusters.
When adding a user to a MySQL cluster, additional options can be configured in the
mysql_settings object.
When adding a user to a Kafka cluster, additional options can be configured in
the settings object.
When adding a user to a MongoDB cluster, additional options can be configured in
the settings.mongo_user_settings object.
The response will be a JSON object with a key called user. The value of this will be an
object that contains the standard attributes associated with a database user including
its randomly generated password.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
database_cluster_uuid |
string | True | A unique identifier for a database cluster. | |
body |
JSON or IO[bytes] | True |
Request Sample
import os
from pydo import Client
client = Client(token=os.environ.get("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN"))
add_user_resp = client.databases.add_user(database_cluster_uuid="ab7bb7a", body={"name": "app-01"})More Information
See the API spec for this endpoint to view additional detail on responses, headers, parameters, and more.