CREATE DATABASE

Creates a new database.

Each account supports up to 100 databases. If you need more, contact Firebolt’s support team at support@firebolt.io.

Syntax

CREATE DATABASE [IF NOT EXISTS] <database_name>
[ WITH 
[ DESCRIPTION = <description> ]
]

Parameter	Description
`<database_name>`	The name of the database.
`DESCRIPTION = 'description'`	(Optional) The database’s description, which can contain up to 64 characters.

The following code example creates a database named my_db with an optional description, Testing database:

CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS my_db
WITH DESCRIPTION = 'Testing database'