---
title: "create configuration"
method: POST
path: "/apps/{app_id}/configurations"
tags: ["Configurations"]
---

# create configuration

`POST /apps/{app_id}/configurations`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.aptible.com`
- URL: `https://api.aptible.com/apps/{app_id}/configurations`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Creates a new configuration for the specified app.

## Path parameters

- `app_id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `no_embed` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'no_sensitive_extras=true'

## Request body

- CreateConfigurationForAppRequest
  - `env` object, required: Mapping of environment variables

## Response `201`

successful

- Configuration
  - `id` integer, required
  - `_type` string, required
  - `env` object
  - `_links` ConfigurationLinks
    - `resource` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `self` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response. Often a 4xx or 5xx status code

## Changes

- **2026-07-24** `1dc1e5b8c6eb`: 1 breaking, 2 info
  - the response property `env` became optional for the status `201`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `Prefer`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `no_embed`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/aptible/apis/aptible-api-v1/changes/apps/:app_id/configurations/post.md)

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