---
title: "Create Pool"
method: POST
path: "/v1/pools"
tags: ["pools"]
---

# Create Pool

`POST /v1/pools`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.cyberdesk.io`
- URL: `https://api.cyberdesk.io/v1/pools`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Create a new pool for organizing machines.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- PoolCreate: Schema for creating a pool
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `pool_parameters` object, nullable: Pool-level input values that auto-populate runs selecting this pool
  - `pool_sensitive_parameters` object, nullable: Pool-level sensitive input aliases (stored in Basis Theory)

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- PoolResponse: Pool response schema
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `pool_parameters` object, nullable: Pool-level input values that auto-populate runs selecting this pool
  - `pool_sensitive_parameters` object, nullable: Pool-level sensitive input aliases (stored in Basis Theory)
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `organization_id` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `machine_count` integer, nullable: Number of machines in this pool

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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