---
title: alloydb-create-instance
type: docs
weight: 1
description: "The \"alloydb-create-instance\" tool creates a new AlloyDB instance within a specified cluster.\n"
aliases: [/resources/tools/alloydb-create-instance]
---

## About

The `alloydb-create-instance` tool creates a new AlloyDB instance (PRIMARY or
READ_POOL) within a specified cluster. It is compatible with
[alloydb-admin](../../sources/alloydb-admin.md) source.
This tool provisions a new instance with a **public IP address**.

  **Permissions & APIs Required:**
  Before using, ensure the following on your GCP project:

1.  The [AlloyDB
    API](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/alloydb.googleapis.com)
    is enabled.
2.  The user or service account executing the tool has one of the following IAM
    roles:

    - `roles/alloydb.admin` (the AlloyDB Admin predefined IAM role)
    - `roles/owner` (the Owner basic IAM role)
    - `roles/editor` (the Editor basic IAM role)

The tool takes the following input parameters:

| Parameter      | Type   | Description                                                                                       | Required |
| :------------- | :----- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :------- |
| `project`      | string | The GCP project ID where the cluster exists.                                                      | Yes      |
| `location`     | string | The GCP location where the cluster exists (e.g., `us-central1`).                                  | Yes      |
| `cluster`      | string | The ID of the existing cluster to add this instance to.                                           | Yes      |
| `instance`     | string | A unique identifier for the new AlloyDB instance.                                                 | Yes      |
| `instanceType` | string | The type of instance. Valid values are: `PRIMARY` and `READ_POOL`. Default: `PRIMARY`             | No       |
| `displayName`  | string | An optional, user-friendly name for the instance.                                                 | No       |
| `nodeCount`    | int    | The number of nodes for a read pool. Required only if `instanceType` is `READ_POOL`. Default: `1` | No       |

> Note
> The tool sets the `password.enforce_complexity` database flag to `on`,
> requiring new database passwords to meet complexity rules.

## Example

```yaml
kind: tools
name: create_instance
type: alloydb-create-instance
source: alloydb-admin-source
description: Use this tool to create a new AlloyDB instance within a specified cluster.
```

## Reference

| **field**   | **type** | **required** | **description**                                      |
| ----------- | :------: | :----------: | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| type        |  string  |     true     | Must be alloydb-create-instance.                     |
| source      |  string  |     true     | The name of an `alloydb-admin` source.               |
| description |  string  |     false    | Description of the tool that is passed to the agent. |