---
title: "Create a runner"
method: POST
path: "/v0/runners"
tags: ["runners"]
---

# Create a runner

`POST /v0/runners`

➕ Bencher Plus: Create a new runner on the server. The user must be an admin to use this endpoint. Returns the runner key which is only shown once.

## Request body

- JsonNewRunner — Create a new runner
  - `name` string, required
  - `slug` string

## Response `201`

successful creation

- JsonRunnerKey — Runner key response (returned on create or rotate)
  - `key` string, required
  - `uuid` string, uuid, required

## Other responses

- `4XX` — Error
- `5XX` — Error

## Changes

- **2026-05-02** `63c5dc652bf7` — 2 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/RunnerKey` to the `key` response property `allOf` list for the response status `201`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/Secret` from the `key` response property `allOf` list for the response status `201`
- **2026-04-19** `d43622fab2af` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the required property `token` from the response with the `201` status
  - added the required property `key` to the response with the `201` status
- **2026-03-20** `36c8ad753527` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the required property `key` from the response with the `201` status
  - added the required property `token` to the response with the `201` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/bencherdev/apis/bencher-api/changes/v0/runners/post.md)

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