---
title: "Create Image"
method: POST
path: "/images/"
tags: ["Images"]
---

# Create Image

`POST /images/`

Create an image; really here we're just storing the metadata
in the DB and kicking off the image build asynchronously.

## Headers

- `X-Chutes-Hotkey` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Signature` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Nonce` string, nullable
- `Authorization` string, nullable

## Response `202`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-26** `8d909638091e` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-08-22** `05d9af05d87e` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/chutes/apis/fastapi/changes/images/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/chutes/apis/fastapi.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/chutes/apis/fastapi/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/chutes/fastapi/revisions/7be1aa2fe1a0/schema)