API How-Tos

The Cloud API lets you manage MongoDB database clusters programmatically by using the conventional HTTP requests. The creation of MongoDB cluster functionality that is available in the IONOS Cloud DCD is also available through the API.

You can also use the Cloud API to perform the following actions: modify cluster attributes, create sharded clusters, enable the BI connector, manage user access to clusters, access logs, migration of databases, and restore a database cluster.

DBaaS API - OpenAPI Specification

Endpoint: https://api.ionos.com/databases/mongodb

To make authenticated requests to the API, you need to include a few fields in the request headers. Following are the relevant request parameters and descriptions:

Request parameter headers

Header	Required	Type	Description
Authorization	yes	string	HTTP Basic authorization. A base64 encoded string of a username and password separated by a colon. [e-mail]:password
X-Contract-Number	no	integer	Users with more than one contract may apply this header to indicate the applicable contract.
Content-Type	yes	string	Set this to application/json.

Examples

We use curl in our examples, as this tool is available on Windows 10, Linux and macOS. Please refer to our blogpost about curl on Windows if you encounter any problems:

cURL in Linux: what you need to know to get startedIONOS Digitalguide

Getting started with cURL in WindowsIONOS Digitalguide