Start with DocumentsDB_

1. Create database

Head to your Appwrite Console and click Create database. Name it Oscar and choose DocumentsDB as the database type. Optionally, add a custom database ID. Select your preferred tier, then click Create database.

2. Create collection

In the Oscar database, click Create collection and name it My books. Optionally, add a custom collection ID.

Collections are schemaless, so there are no columns to define. Each document holds its own fields as flexible JSON.

Open the collection's Security tab. Under Permissions, add a new role Any and check Create and Read, so anyone can create and read documents. Click Update to save.

3. Create documents

To create a document use the createDocument method.

In the Settings menu, find your project ID and replace <PROJECT_ID> in the example.

Navigate to the Oscar database, copy the database ID, and replace <DATABASE_ID>. Then, in the My books collection, copy the collection ID, and replace <COLLECTION_ID>.

The response should look similar to this.

{
    "title": "Hamlet",
    "$id": "6a423aa70000c39da0be",
    "$sequence": "019f12b5-1c89-7094-8d12-5b7e7a09f025",
    "$permissions": [],
    "$createdAt": "2026-06-29T09:28:07.047+00:00",
    "$updatedAt": "2026-06-29T09:28:07.047+00:00",
    "$databaseId": "650125c64b3c25ce4bc4",
    "$collectionId": "650125cff227cf9f95ad"
}

4. List documents

To read and query data from your collection, use the listDocuments endpoint.

Like the previous step, replace <PROJECT_ID>, <DATABASE_ID>, and <COLLECTION_ID> with their respective IDs.