Connect your app to DataStax Astra DB or Stargate using a REST interface from node.js.
The Astra DB REST Client connects to the Astra DB REST API and the Astra DB Document API.
Set up your environment
- Install the Astra DB JS Collection:
- Open a browser, navigate to Astra DB, 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:
- Add the *Cluster ID* as an environment variable with the following command:
- Copy the Region of your database, the region where your database is located.
- Add the Region as an environment variable with the following command:
- Add your application token as environment variables with the following command:
- Use printenv to ensure the environment variables were exported.