IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL connection

Last updated: May 30, 2025

To access your data in IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL, create a connection asset for it.

IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database that is highly customizable. It’s a feature-rich enterprise database with JSON support.

Create a connection to IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL

If you set up an integrated cloud service, select the service instance to automatically fill in the fields in the connection form. Confirm that all the fields are complete.

To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:

Database name
Hostname or IP address of the database
Port number
Username and password
SSL certificate (if required by the database server)

For Private connectivity, to connect to a database that is not externalized to the internet (for example, behind a firewall), you must set up a secure connection.

Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform

In a project: Click Assets > New asset > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.
In a catalog: Click Add to catalog > Connection. See Adding a connection asset to a catalog.
In a deployment space: Click Import assets > Data access > Connection. See Adding data assets to a deployment space.
In the Platform assets catalog: Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.

Next step: Add data assets from the connection

IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL setup

Restriction

For SPSS Modeler, you can use this connection only to import data. You cannot export data to this connection or to an IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL connected data asset.