---
title: "Create team"
method: POST
path: "/teams"
tags: ["teams"]
---

# Create team

`POST /teams`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2/teams`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Create a team

## Request body

- TeamCreate
  - `description` string
  - `name` string
  - `organizationId` string

## Response `201`

Created

- Team
  - `id` string
  - `name` string
  - `organization` OrganizationSummary
    - `handle` string
    - `id` string
    - `name` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `403`: Forbidden

---

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