---
title: "Create PlateDesignTemplate"
method: POST
path: "/api/v3/plate-design-template"
tags: ["Plate Design Template"]
---

# Create PlateDesignTemplate

`POST /api/v3/plate-design-template`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com`
- URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v3/plate-design-template`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Create PlateDesignTemplate.

## Request body

- CreatePlateDesignTemplateInput
  - `name` string, required
  - `plateRecordId` string, required
  - `templateCollectionId` string, required

## Response `201`

Created

- PlateDesignTemplate: A named plate design template backed by a plate record that lives in a template collection. Plate design templates allow plate records to be organized and reused as templates.
  - `archiveReason` string, nullable
  - `archived` boolean
  - `createdAt` string, datetime, nullable
  - `creator` PrincipalRef
    - `__typename` string
    - `id` string, api_id
  - `id` string
  - `modifiedAt` string, datetime, nullable
  - `name` string
  - `plateRecord` PlateRecordRef
    - `__typename` string
    - `id` string, api_id
  - `templateCollection` TemplateCollectionRef
    - `__typename` string
    - `id` string, api_id
  - `webUrl` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `409`: Conflict
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error

---

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