Adding Databases via GET URL
If you want to automate adding a Redis database without filling the database form, you might want to add database via GET URL.
Below is the documentation for the URL required to add databases.
Add Redis database
Used to add Redis databases to RedisInsight.
URL : /add/
Method : GET
Query Parameters
These are the required query parameters for any type of database.
| Parameter | Type | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
host | string | required | Hostname of your Redis database. |
port | number | required | Port of your Redis database. |
name | string | optional | A nick name for the Redis database. Any string is valid |
username | string | optional | Username of your Redis database. |
passsword | string | optional | Password of your Redis database. |
tls | boolean | optional | "true" if your Redis database has TLS enabled. |
verifyServer | boolean | optional | "true" if the server certificate of you Redis database has to be verified. |
masterName | string | optional | master name of the monitoring database |
masterUsername | string | optional | master username of the monitoring database |
masterPassword | string | optional | master password of the monitoring database |
redirect | boolean | optional | "true" if you want to redirect to instance page after successful addition. |
Note:
If you want to add the TLS certificates for your Redis database, you have to manually fill database form.
Examples
Standalone database
/add/?name=standalone&host=localhost&port=6379
Cluster database
/add/?name=cluster&host=172.19.0.3&port=7000
Sentinel database
/add/?name=sentinel&host=localhost&port=26379
Standalone database with ACL
/add/?name=redis-acl&host=172.19.0.2&port=6379&username=myuser&password=p1pp0
Standalone database with TLS
/add/?name=redis-tls&host=172.19.0.2&port=6379&tls=true