---
title: "Create new virtual desktop session"
method: POST
path: "/api/dcv/virtual_desktops/create"
tags: ["Virtual Desktops"]
---

# Create new virtual desktop session

`POST /api/dcv/virtual_desktops/create`

Provisions a new EC2 instance with DCV for remote desktop access

## Headers

- `X-EDH-USER` string, required
- `X-EDH-TOKEN` string, required

## Response `200`

Virtual desktop session creation initiated successfully

- object
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request parameters
- `401` — Authentication failed
- `403` — Feature not enabled or insufficient permissions
- `500` — Internal server error during session creation

## Changes

> 6 revisions in range; 4 could not be searched.

- **2025-08-05** (v1) `55c07c16d2e1` — 2 breaking, 3 warning, 2 info
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `X-SOCA-TOKEN`
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `X-SOCA-USER`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-EDH-TOKEN`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-EDH-USER`
  - …3 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/aws-samples/apis/engineering-development-hub-edh-api/changes/api/dcv/virtual_desktops/create/post.md)

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