Get an Astra DB admin (Go)
The Data API clients use the Astra DB Admin class to perform administrative operations like creating and dropping databases.
To perform administrative actions within a specific database, see Get a database admin (Go) instead.
The Astra DB Admin class name varies by client.
The Go client uses AstraAdmin.
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You need an application token with permission to create and configure databases, such as the Organization Administrator role. For more information, see Get endpoint and token. |
Result
Returns an AstraAdmin struct that can perform administrative actions.
Parameters
Use the Admin method, which belongs to the DataAPIClient type.
Method signature
func (c *DataAPIClient) Admin(
opts ...options.APIOption
) (*AstraAdmin, error)| Name | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|
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Optional. A specification of options to override the inherited defaults. Use this to customize the interaction of the client with the admin object. For example, you can change the default timeouts or token. |
Examples
The following examples demonstrate how to get an Astra DB admin.
package main
import (
"log"
"github.com/datastax/astra-db-go/v2/astra"
"github.com/datastax/astra-db-go/v2/astra/options"
)
func main() {
client := astra.NewClient(
options.API().SetToken("APPLICATION_TOKEN"),
)
_, err := client.Admin(options.API())
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}Client reference
For more information, see the client reference.
