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Database

Updated on 15 September, 2025

Manage Vultrs managed database services with commands for creating, configuring, and administering database instances through the command-line interface.


The vultr-cli database command manages Vultr's managed database services, allowing users to create, list, modify, and delete database instances through the command line interface.

Usage

console
$ vultr-cli database

Examples

console
# Full example
$ vultr-cli database

Available Commands

  • advanced-option - Commands to handle managed database advanced options
  • alert - Commands to handle database alerts
  • available-connector - Commands to handle database available connectors
  • backup - Commands to handle database backups, restores and forks
  • connection-pool - Commands to handle PostgreSQL database connection pools
  • connector - Commands to handle database connectors
  • create - Create database
  • db - Commands to handle database logical DBs
  • delete - Delete a database
  • get - Retrieve a database
  • list - List databases
  • maintenance - Commands to handle database maintenance updates
  • migration - Commands to handle database migrations
  • plan - Commands to access database plans
  • quota - Commands to handle database quotas
  • read-replica - Commands to handle database read replicas
  • topic - Commands to handle database topics
  • update - Update a database
  • usage - Commands to display database usage information
  • user - Commands to handle database users
  • version - Commands to handle database version upgrades
Provisions a new managed database instance on Vultr with customizable configuration options including database type, region, and plan.
Permanently removes a specified database instance from your Vultr account with no option for recovery.
Retrieves detailed information about a specific managed database instance by its ID
Lists all managed database instances in your Vultr account with their IDs, labels, status, and essential information.
Updates configuration settings for an existing Vultr database instance, allowing adjustments to plan, label, region, and other parameters.
Manages database monitoring alert configurations to track health and performance metrics
Displays available database plans with pricing, specifications, and configuration options to help users select the appropriate database service tier.
Displays resource consumption metrics for managed database instances to help monitor performance and track usage patterns.