---
title: "Create annotation queue"
method: POST
path: "/v1/private/annotation-queues"
tags: ["Annotation Queues"]
---

# Create annotation queue

`POST /v1/private/annotation-queues`

Create annotation queue for human annotation workflows

## Request body

- AnnotationQueueWrite — List of annotation queues to create
  - `id` string, uuid
  - `project_id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `instructions` string
  - `scope` 'trace' | 'thread', required
  - `comments_enabled` boolean
  - `feedback_definition_names` string[]
  - `annotators_per_item` integer
  - `lock_timeout_seconds` integer

## Response `201`

Created

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `422` — Unprocessable Content

## Changes

- **2026-06-12** `3c8b8cd609d5` — 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `lock_timeout_seconds`
- **2026-05-27** `3953a50a6a0e` — 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `annotators_per_item`
- **2026-05-04** `d606e84c75e4` — 2 warning
  - removed the request property `annotators_per_item`
  - removed the request property `lock_timeout_seconds`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/comet-ml/apis/opik-rest-api/changes/v1/private/annotation-queues/post.md)

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