---
title: "POST /v1/projects/{project_id}/topics"
method: POST
path: "/v1/projects/{project_id}/topics"
tags: ["topics"]
---

# POST /v1/projects/{project_id}/topics

`POST /v1/projects/{project_id}/topics`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.citeladder.com`
- URL: `https://api.citeladder.com/v1/projects/{project_id}/topics`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `parent_id` string, uuid, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- Topic
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `project_id` string, uuid, required
  - `parent_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `origin` 'manual' | 'generated', required
  - `active_count` integer, required
  - `created_at` string, required
  - `updated_at` string, required

---

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