NodeJS AWS RDS Connection Database Not Found Error - mysql

Question

I am brand new to MySQL and AWS in general so excuse me if this is a silly question but here goes:
I am trying to create a connection between my nodejs application and my MYSQL database hosted on AWS. I have this so far
var mysql = require('mysql');
var connection = mysql.createConnection({
host: "AWS RDS Endpoint",
user: "username",
password: "password",
database: "DB Instance Name on AWS Console"
});
connection.connect(function(err) {
if (err) {
console.error('Database connection failed: ' + err.stack);
return;
}
console.log('Connected to database.');
});
connection.end();
When I try running the code I get back "Unknown database 'DB Instance Name on AWS Console'" with the database name being, obviously the db instance name that appears on the AWS console. The password and username I know are correct but I'm not sure about the host or database parameters. Can anyone give me some insight into, if I am doing this correctly?

Answer 1

Last attribute database, should be DB name attribute from configuration tab, which is default database we choose when creating RDS
OR you can remove database attribute completely if you are using an admin credentials.
var connection = mysql.createConnection({
host: "my-mysql-instance.acdefghij.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com",
user: "username",
password: "password"
});