Required. A parent name of the form projects/{projectId}
Query parameters
Parameters
databaseId
string
Required. The ID to use for the database, which will become the final component of the database's resource name.
This value should be 4-63 characters. Valid characters are /[a-z][0-9]-/ with first character a letter and the last a letter or a number. Must not be UUID-like /[0-9a-f]{8}(-[0-9a-f]{4}){3}-[0-9a-f]{12}/.
"(default)" database ID is also valid if the database is Standard edition.
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Database.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Operation.
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