Connect your app to DataStax Astra DB using the Document API in node.js.
The Astra DB Collection Node.js Client connects to the Astra DB Document API.
- Install the Astra DB JS Collection:
- 1
- Open a browser, navigate to DataStax Astra, and log in.
- From your Dashboard page, select your database.
- Copy the *Cluster ID* of your database.
You can also find the *Cluster ID* in the URL, which is the last UUID in the path: https://astra.datastax.com/org/undefined/database/undefined
- Add the *Cluster ID* as an environment variable with the following command:
- 1
Example:
- 1
- Copy the Region of your database, the region where your database is located.
- Add the Region as an environment variable with the following command:
- 1
Example:
- 1
- Add your username and your password as environment variables with the following command:
- 1
- Use printenv to ensure the environment variables were exported.
Use Client with Nodejs
Document API
- 1
REST API
- 1