---
title: "Creates a new BETA version database"
method: POST
path: "/rest/glossary/versions/create"
tags: ["glossary"]
---

# Creates a new BETA version database

`POST /rest/glossary/versions/create`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.seer.cancer.gov`
- URL: `https://api.seer.cancer.gov/rest/glossary/versions/create`
- Auth: API key in header `X-SEERAPI-Key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/cancer/apis/seer-api/docs/rest/glossary/versions/create/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

The new database will be created as a copy of the current production version.

## Query parameters

- `name` string, required

## Response `201`

Success

- GlossaryVersion
  - `version` string
  - `type` 'PRODUCTION' | 'DEVELOPMENT' | 'BETA'
  - `first_published` string, date-time
  - `last_modified` string, date-time
  - `count` integer

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/cancer/apis/seer-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/cancer/apis/seer-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/cancer/apis/seer-api/revisions/2ab11538b3c7?raw)