Stop Running psql Commands by Hand — Build a REST API for PostgreSQL User Management

📰 Dev.to · Pranay Ravi

Learn to build a REST API for PostgreSQL user management using Flask and stop running psql commands manually

intermediate Published 29 May 2026
Action Steps
  1. Build a Flask API using pg-user-api to manage PostgreSQL roles
  2. Configure the API to provision roles across dev, qa, uat, and prod environments
  3. Implement audit trails to track changes made to PostgreSQL roles
  4. Set up notification hooks to alert teams of role changes
  5. Test the API using tools like Postman or cURL to ensure functionality
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from this API to streamline PostgreSQL user management across different environments

Key Insight

💡 Automating PostgreSQL user management with a REST API can reduce manual errors and improve security

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Key Takeaways

Learn to build a REST API for PostgreSQL user management using Flask and stop running psql commands manually

Full Article

A walkthrough of pg-user-api, a lightweight Flask API that provisions PostgreSQL roles across dev/qa/uat/prod with an audit trail, no static config files, and notification hooks.
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