---
title: Create
url: https://docs.vultr.com/reference/vultr-cli/database/user/create
description: Creates a new user for a Vultr managed database instance with customizable credentials and permissions
publish_date: 2025-09-14T03:04:43.660493Z
last_updated: 2025-11-07T17:44:17.637454Z
---

The `vultr-cli database user create` command creates a new database user for a Vultr managed database instance, allowing you to define access credentials and permissions.

## Usage

```console
$ vultr-cli database user create <Database ID> [flags]
```

## Flags
| Shorthand | Long Version | Description |
|-----------|--------------|-------------|
| -e | --encryption | encryption type for the new managed database user (MySQL only) |
| -p | --password | password for the new managed database user (omit or leave empty to generate a random secure password) |
| - | --permission | permission level for the new managed database user (Kafka only) |
| -u | --username | username for the new managed database user |