---
title: "Create a new Capgo app."
method: POST
path: "/app/"
tags: ["apps"]
---

# Create a new Capgo app.

`POST /app/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.capgo.app`
- URL: `https://api.capgo.app/app/`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Register a new Capgo app under an organization. The `app_id` you send becomes the stable identifier used by the updater plugin and later API routes.

## Request body

- AppCreate
  - `app_id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `icon` string, uri
  - `owner_org` string, required

## Response `200`

App created.

- AppEnvelope
  - `data` App, required
    - `app_id` string, required
    - `name` string, nullable
    - `owner_org` string
    - `default_upload_channel` string
    - `icon_url` string, uri, nullable
    - `last_version` string, nullable
    - `retention` integer
    - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: The request body or query parameters were invalid.
- `401`: The API key is missing, invalid, or expired.
- `403`: The API key is valid but lacks the required scope or org access.
- `429`: Too many requests. Back off and retry later.
- `500`: Unexpected Capgo server error.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/capgo/apis/capgo-public-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/capgo/apis/capgo-public-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/capgo/apis/capgo-public-api/revisions/8496acb7a95b?raw)