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.NET Core C# / MongoDB Atlas / Create a Database User

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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;

http.DigestAuth = true;
http.Login = "username";
http.Password = "password";

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "databaseName": "admin",
//   "password": "changeme123",
//   "roles": [
//     {
//       "databaseName": "sales",
//       "roleName": "readWrite"
//     },
//     {
//       "databaseName": "marketing",
//       "roleName": "read"
//     }
//   ],
//   "scopes": [
//     {
//       "name": "myCluster",
//       "type": "CLUSTER"
//     }
//   ],
//   "username": "david"
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("databaseName","admin");
json.UpdateString("password","changeme123");
json.UpdateString("roles[0].databaseName","sales");
json.UpdateString("roles[0].roleName","readWrite");
json.UpdateString("roles[1].databaseName","marketing");
json.UpdateString("roles[1].roleName","read");
json.UpdateString("scopes[0].name","myCluster");
json.UpdateString("scopes[0].type","CLUSTER");
json.UpdateString("username","david");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/api/atlas/{{version}}/groups/{{ProjectID}}/databaseUsers","application/json",json);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	--digest -u 'username:password'
	-d '{
         "databaseName": "admin",
         "password": "changeme123",
         "roles": [{
           "databaseName": "sales",
           "roleName": "readWrite"
         }, {
           "databaseName": "marketing",
           "roleName": "read"
         }],
         "scopes": [{
           "name": "myCluster", 
           "type": "CLUSTER"
         }],
         "username": "david"
       }\''
https://domain.com/api/atlas/{{version}}/groups/{{ProjectID}}/databaseUsers

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create a Database User",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "       {\n         \"databaseName\": \"admin\",\n         \"password\": \"changeme123\",\n         \"roles\": [{\n           \"databaseName\": \"sales\",\n           \"roleName\": \"readWrite\"\n         }, {\n           \"databaseName\": \"marketing\",\n           \"roleName\": \"read\"\n         }],\n         \"scopes\": [{\n           \"name\": \"myCluster\", \n           \"type\": \"CLUSTER\"\n         }],\n         \"username\": \"david\"\n       }'",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{base_url}}/api/atlas/{{version}}/groups/{{ProjectID}}/databaseUsers",
      "host": [
        "{{base_url}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "atlas",
        "{{version}}",
        "groups",
        "{{ProjectID}}",
        "databaseUsers"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Create a db user for the project.\n\nhttps://docs.atlas.mongodb.com/reference/api/database-users-create-a-user/"
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}