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POST
/
database
/
v1
/
projects
/
{id}
/
branches
Create database branch
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.case.dev/database/v1/projects/{id}/branches \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "staging",
  "parentBranchId": "branch_main_123"
}
'
{
  "id": "branch_staging_456",
  "name": "staging",
  "parentBranchId": "branch_main_123",
  "isDefault": false,
  "status": "active",
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API key starting with sk_case_

Path Parameters

​
id
string
required

Database project ID

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required

Branch name (letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores only)

​
parentBranchId
string

Parent branch ID to clone from (defaults to main branch)

Response

Branch created successfully

​
id
string
required

Branch ID

​
name
string
required

Branch name

​
parentBranchId
string | null
required

Parent branch ID

​
isDefault
boolean
required

Whether this is the default branch (always false for new branches)

​
status
string
required

Branch status

​
createdAt
string<date-time>
required

Branch creation timestamp