IBM Cloudant connection

To access your data in IBM Cloudant, create a connection asset for it.

Cloudant is a JSON document database available in IBM Cloud.

Create a connection to Cloudant

If you have 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:

  • URL to the Cloudant database
  • Database name
  • Username and password

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

Where you can use this connection

You can use Cloudant connections in the following workspaces and tools:

Projects

  • Data Refinery (watsonx.ai Studio or IBM Knowledge Catalog)
  • Decision Optimization (watsonx.ai Studio and watsonx.ai Runtime)
  • SPSS Modeler (watsonx.ai Studio)

Catalogs

  • Platform assets catalog

  • Other catalogs (IBM Knowledge Catalog)

Cloudant setup

To set up the Cloudant database on IBM Cloud, see Getting started with IBM Cloudant.
When you create your Cloudant service, for Authentication method, select IAM and legacy credentials.

Restriction

IBM Cloud Query (CQ) is not supported.

Learn more

IBM Cloudant docs

Parent topic: Supported connections