---
title: "Create a gateway"
method: POST
path: "/v1/gateways"
tags: ["Gateways"]
---

# Create a gateway

`POST /v1/gateways`

Creates a new gateway in the current project

## Request body

- SchemasCreateGatewayRequest
  - `allowed_passthrough_headers` string[]
  - `auth_type` string
  - `description` string
  - `instructions` string
  - `name` string, required
  - `slug` string
  - `status` string
  - `tool_filter` SchemasCreateToolFilterRequest
    - `allowed_tools` string[]

## Response `201`

Created

- SchemasGatewayResponse
  - `allowed_passthrough_headers` string[]
  - `auth_type` string
  - `binding` SchemasBindingResponse
    - `id` string
    - `type` 'static' | 'tenant' | 'project' | 'account'
  - `created_at` string
  - `description` string
  - `id` string
  - `instructions` string
  - `name` string
  - `slug` string
  - `status` string
  - `tool_filter` SchemasToolFilterResponse
    - `allowed_tools` string[]
  - `updated_at` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `409` — Conflict
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-04-15** `872f878f0f5d` — 2 info
  - added the new optional request property `allowed_passthrough_headers`
  - added the optional property `allowed_passthrough_headers` to the response with the `201` status
- **2026-02-20** `13d86377193e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/arcadeai/apis/arcade-api/changes/v1/gateways/post.md)

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