---
title: "Create Project"
method: POST
path: "/api/v3/project"
tags: ["Project"]
---

# Create Project

`POST /api/v3/project`

## Request

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

Create Project.

## Request body

- CreateProjectInput
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `name` string, required
  - `ownerId` string, required
  - `reviewProcessIds` string[]
  - `useAuditorReview` boolean

## Response `201`

Created

- Project: A top-level organizational container in Benchling that groups related work and controls access permissions. Projects contain Folders (see `Folder`) which in turn hold entities, notebook entries, and other items. Each project has an owner (see `Owner`—typically a User or Organization) and access is managed through collaborations (see `Collaboration`). Projects serve as the primary unit for sharing and permission management: users who are not collaborators on a project cannot access its contents. The isDataModsEnabled flag controls whether data modification tracking is active for items in this project.
  - `__typename` string
  - `archiveReason` string, nullable
  - `archived` boolean
  - `createdAt` string, datetime, nullable
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `hideParentFolderNamesForSharedItems` boolean
  - `id` string
  - `isDataModsEnabled` boolean, nullable
  - `lockSequences` boolean
  - `modifiedAt` string, datetime, nullable
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `owner` OwnerRef
    - `__typename` string
    - `id` string, api_id
  - `public` boolean
  - `reviewProcesses` string, uri: Review processes (a.k.a. review lifecycles) configured for this project.

## Other responses

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

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