---
title: "Create a vault [write]"
method: POST
path: "/vaults"
tags: ["vaults"]
---

# Create a vault \[write\]

`POST /vaults`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.agentsky.dev/v1`
- URL: `https://api.agentsky.dev/v1/vaults`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Pass its id in `vault_ids` on POST /sessions to grant a session its secrets.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- CreateVault
  - `display_name` string, required

## Response `201`

Created

- object
  - `vault` Vault, required
    - `type` 'vault', required
    - `id` string, required: vlt_…
    - `display_name` string, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `default`: Error — { error: { code, message } }

## Changes

- **2026-11-02** `e5e8f0229a99`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `Idempotency-Key`
  - added the optional property `error/request_id` to the response with the `default` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/agentsky/apis/agentsky-developer-api/changes/vaults/post.md)

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