---
title: "Create a new organization"
method: POST
path: "/organization"
tags: ["Organization"]
---

# Create a new organization

`POST /organization`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://circleci.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://circleci.com/api/v2/organization`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `Circle-Token`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in query parameter `circle-token`

Create a new organization. For VCS providers (GitHub/Bitbucket), this validates access and syncs org data. For standalone orgs, this creates a new CircleCI organization.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required: The name of the organization.
  - `vcs_type` 'github' | 'bitbucket' | 'circleci', required: The version control system type for the organization.

## Response `201`

The newly created organization

- object
  - `id` string, required: The unique ID of the organization.
  - `name` string, required: The name of the organization.
  - `slug` string, required: Org slug in the form `vcs-slug/org-name`. For projects that use GitLab or GitHub App, use `circleci` as the `vcs-slug` and replace the `org-name` with the organization ID (found in Organization Settings).
  - `vcs_type` 'github' | 'bitbucket' | 'circleci', required: The version control system type for the organization.

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response.

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