---
title: cloud-sql-create-database
type: docs
weight: 10
description: >
  Create a new database in a Cloud SQL instance.
---

## About

The `cloud-sql-create-database` tool creates a new database in a specified Cloud
SQL instance.

## Compatible Sources

{{< compatible-sources >}}

## Parameters

| **parameter** | **type** | **required** | **description**                                                    |
| ------------- | :------: | :----------: | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| project       |  string  |     true     | The project ID.                                                    |
| instance      |  string  |     true     | The ID of the instance where the database will be created.         |
| name          |  string  |     true     | The name for the new database. Must be unique within the instance. |


## Example

```yaml
kind: tool
name: create-cloud-sql-database
type: cloud-sql-create-database
source: my-cloud-sql-admin-source
description: "Creates a new database in a Cloud SQL instance."
```

## Reference

| **field**   | **type** | **required** | **description**                                  |
| ----------- | :------: | :----------: | ------------------------------------------------ |
| type        |  string  |     true     | Must be "cloud-sql-create-database".             |
| source      |  string  |     true     | The name of the `cloud-sql-admin` source to use. |
| description |  string  |     false    | A description of the tool.                       |
