diff --git a/openstack/db/v1/instances/requests.go b/openstack/db/v1/instances/requests.go
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+package instances
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/racker/perigee"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+)
+
+// CreateOptsBuilder is the top-level interface for create options.
+type CreateOptsBuilder interface {
+	ToInstanceCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error)
+}
+
+// DatabaseOpts is the struct responsible for configuring a database; often in
+// the context of an instance.
+type DatabaseOpts struct {
+	// Specifies the name of the database. Optional.
+	Name string
+
+	// Set of symbols and encodings. Optional; the default character set is utf8.
+	CharSet string
+
+	// Set of rules for comparing characters in a character set. Optional; the
+	// default value for collate is utf8_general_ci.
+	Collate string
+}
+
+func (opts DatabaseOpts) ToMap() (map[string]string, error) {
+	db := map[string]string{}
+	if opts.Name != "" {
+		db["name"] = opts.Name
+	}
+	if opts.CharSet != "" {
+		db["character_set"] = opts.CharSet
+	}
+	if opts.Collate != "" {
+		db["collate"] = opts.Collate
+	}
+	return db, nil
+}
+
+type DatabasesOpts []DatabaseOpts
+
+func (opts DatabasesOpts) ToMap() ([]map[string]string, error) {
+	var dbs []map[string]string
+	for _, db := range opts {
+		dbMap, err := db.ToMap()
+		if err != nil {
+			return dbs, err
+		}
+		dbs = append(dbs, dbMap)
+	}
+	return dbs, nil
+}
+
+// UserOpts is the struct responsible for configuring a user; often in the
+// context of an instance.
+type UserOpts struct {
+	// Specifies a name for the user.
+	Name string
+
+	// Specifies a password for the user.
+	Password string
+
+	// An array of databases that this user will connect to. The `name` field is
+	// the only requirement for each option.
+	Databases []DatabaseOpts
+
+	// Specifies the host from which a user is allowed to connect to the database.
+	// Possible values are a string containing an IPv4 address or "%" to allow
+	// connecting from any host. Optional; the default is "%".
+	Host string
+}
+
+func (opts UserOpts) ToMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	user := map[string]interface{}{}
+
+	if opts.Name != "" {
+		user["name"] = opts.Name
+	}
+	if opts.Password != "" {
+		user["password"] = opts.Password
+	}
+	if opts.Host != "" {
+		user["host"] = opts.Host
+	}
+
+	var dbs []map[string]string
+	for _, db := range opts.Databases {
+		dbs = append(dbs, map[string]string{"name": db.Name})
+	}
+	if len(dbs) > 0 {
+		user["databases"] = dbs
+	}
+
+	return user, nil
+}
+
+type UsersOpts []UserOpts
+
+func (opts UsersOpts) ToMap() ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	var users []map[string]interface{}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		user, err := opt.ToMap()
+		if err != nil {
+			return users, err
+		}
+		users = append(users, user)
+	}
+	return users, nil
+}
+
+// CreateOpts is the struct responsible for configuring a new database instance.
+type CreateOpts struct {
+	// Either the integer UUID (in string form) of the flavor, or its URI
+	// reference as specified in the response from the List() call. Required.
+	FlavorRef string
+
+	// Specifies the volume size in gigabytes (GB). The value must be between 1
+	// and 300. Required.
+	Size int
+
+	// Name of the instance to create. The length of the name is limited to
+	// 255 characters and any characters are permitted. Optional.
+	Name string
+
+	// A slice of database information options.
+	Databases DatabasesOpts
+
+	// A slice of user information options.
+	Users UsersOpts
+}
+
+func (opts CreateOpts) ToInstanceCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	if opts.Size > 300 || opts.Size < 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Size (GB) must be between 1-300")
+	}
+	if opts.FlavorRef == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("FlavorRef is a required field")
+	}
+
+	instance := map[string]interface{}{
+		"volume":    map[string]int{"size": opts.Size},
+		"flavorRef": opts.FlavorRef,
+	}
+
+	if opts.Name != "" {
+		instance["name"] = opts.Name
+	}
+	if len(opts.Databases) > 0 {
+		dbs, err := opts.Databases.ToMap()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		instance["databases"] = dbs
+	}
+	if len(opts.Users) > 0 {
+		users, err := opts.Users.ToMap()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		instance["users"] = users
+	}
+
+	return map[string]interface{}{"instance": instance}, nil
+}
+
+// Create will provision a new Database instance.
+func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOptsBuilder) CreateResult {
+	var res CreateResult
+
+	reqBody, err := opts.ToInstanceCreateMap()
+	if err != nil {
+		res.Err = err
+		return res
+	}
+
+	resp, err := perigee.Request("POST", createURL(client), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		ReqBody:     &reqBody,
+		Results:     &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:     []int{200},
+	})
+
+	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
+	res.Err = err
+
+	return res
+}