---
title: "Create"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/volumes"
tags: ["Volumes"]
---

# Create

`POST /api/v2/volumes`

Create a new persistent volume. Billed in real-time from credits.

## Request body

- VolumeCreate
  - `name` string, required
  - `size_gb` integer
  - `region` string
  - `encrypted` boolean

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-06-08** `cbe3ad94235c` — 1 breaking, 3 warning
  - the `name` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
  - the `name` request property's maxLength was set to `128`
  - the `size_gb` request property's max was set to `2000.00`
  - the `size_gb` request property's min was set to `1.00`
- **2026-04-01** `526c3dd3d9d7` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/aabiro/apis/xcelsior/changes/api/v2/volumes/post.md)

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