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Neon CLI command: data-api

Summary: Covers the usage of the data-api command in the Neon CLI to create, inspect, update, refresh, and delete the Neon Data API for a database.

Neon CLI command: data-api

Section titled “Neon CLI command: data-api”

Provision and manage the Neon Data API from the CLI

The data-api command provisions and manages the Neon Data API for a database. For Console-based management, see Manage Data API.

Subcommands: create, delete, get, refresh-schema, update

If --project-id, --branch, or --database are omitted, the CLI resolves them from your context file, auto-selects when there is only one option, and otherwise asks you to pass the flag.

Settings flags

Section titled “Settings flags”

The create and update subcommands share a set of settings flags that configure how the Data API serves your database:

Flag Description Type
--db-aggregates-enabled Enable aggregate functions in queries boolean
--db-anon-role Database role used for anonymous (unauthenticated) requests string
--db-extra-search-path Extra schemas appended to the search path string
--db-max-rows Maximum number of rows returned by a single request number
--db-schemas Comma-separated list of schemas exposed via the Data API string
--jwt-role-claim-key JWT claim path used to extract the role string
--jwt-cache-max-lifetime Maximum JWT cache lifetime in seconds number
--openapi-mode OpenAPI mode. Choices: ignore-privileges, disabled string
--server-cors-allowed-origins CORS allowed origins string
--server-timing-enabled Enable Server-Timing response headers boolean

neon data-api create

Section titled “neon data-api create”

Provisions the Neon Data API for a database.

Bash
neon data-api create [options]
Option Description Type Default Required
--add-default-grants Grant all permissions on tables in the public schema to authenticated users boolean — No
--auth-provider Authentication provider Possible values: neon_auth, external string — No
--db-aggregates-enabled Enable aggregate functions in queries boolean — No
--db-anon-role Database role used for anonymous (unauthenticated) requests string — No
--db-extra-search-path Extra schemas appended to the search path string — No
--db-max-rows Maximum number of rows returned by a single request number — No
--db-schemas Comma-separated list of schemas exposed via the Data API string — No
--jwks-url URL that lists the JWKS (used with external auth) string — No
--jwt-audience Expected JWT audience claim string — No
--jwt-cache-max-lifetime Maximum JWT cache lifetime in seconds number — No
--jwt-role-claim-key JWT claim path used to extract the role string — No
--openapi-mode OpenAPI mode Possible values: ignore-privileges, disabled string — No
--provider-name Name of the auth provider (e.g. Clerk, Stytch, Auth0) string — No
--server-cors-allowed-origins CORS allowed origins string — No
--server-timing-enabled Enable Server-Timing response headers boolean — No
--skip-auth-schema Skip creating the auth schema and RLS functions boolean — No
--branch Branch ID or name string — No
--database Database name string — No
--project-id Project ID string — No

create also accepts settings flags to configure the Data API at provision time.

Provision the Data API with Managed Better Auth:

Bash
neon data-api create --database neondb --auth-provider neon_auth

neon data-api get

Section titled “neon data-api get”

Shows the Neon Data API status and settings.

Bash
neon data-api get [options]
Option Description Type Default Required
--branch Branch ID or name string — No
--database Database name string — No
--project-id Project ID string — No
Bash
neon data-api get --database neondb

neon data-api update

Section titled “neon data-api update”

Updates Neon Data API settings. By default, the flags you provide are merged with the current settings. Pass --replace to overwrite all settings with only the flags you provide.

Bash
neon data-api update [options]
Option Description Type Default Required
--db-aggregates-enabled Enable aggregate functions in queries boolean — No
--db-anon-role Database role used for anonymous (unauthenticated) requests string — No
--db-extra-search-path Extra schemas appended to the search path string — No
--db-max-rows Maximum number of rows returned by a single request number — No
--db-schemas Comma-separated list of schemas exposed via the Data API string — No
--jwt-cache-max-lifetime Maximum JWT cache lifetime in seconds number — No
--jwt-role-claim-key JWT claim path used to extract the role string — No
--openapi-mode OpenAPI mode Possible values: ignore-privileges, disabled string — No
--replace Replace settings with only the flags provided. Omitted settings revert to server defaults. boolean false No
--server-cors-allowed-origins CORS allowed origins string — No
--server-timing-enabled Enable Server-Timing response headers boolean — No
--branch Branch ID or name string — No
--database Database name string — No
--project-id Project ID string — No

update requires at least one settings flag. To refresh the schema cache without changing settings, use refresh-schema instead.

Bash
neon data-api update --database neondb --db-max-rows 1000

neon data-api refresh-schema

Section titled “neon data-api refresh-schema”

Refreshes the Data API schema cache without changing settings.

Bash
neon data-api refresh-schema [options]
Option Description Type Default Required
--branch Branch ID or name string — No
--database Database name string — No
--project-id Project ID string — No
Bash
neon data-api refresh-schema --database neondb

neon data-api delete

Section titled “neon data-api delete”

Deletes the Neon Data API for a database.

Bash
neon data-api delete [options]
Option Description Type Default Required
--branch Branch ID or name string — No
--database Database name string — No
--project-id Project ID string — No
Bash
neon data-api delete --database neondb
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