---
title: "Create a test suite"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/synthetics/suites"
tags: ["Synthetics"]
---

# Create a test suite

`POST /api/v2/synthetics/suites`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.datadoghq.com`
- URL: `https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/synthetics/suites`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `DD-API-KEY` and API key in header `DD-APPLICATION-KEY`
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/oauth2/v1/authorize`
    - Token URL: `/oauth2/v1/token` scopes: `synthetics_write`

## Request body

- SuiteCreateEditRequest: Request body for creating or editing a Synthetic test suite.
  - `data` SuiteCreateEdit, required: Data object for creating or editing a Synthetic test suite.
    - `attributes` SyntheticsSuite, required: Object containing details about a Synthetic suite.
      - `message` string: Notification message associated with the suite.
      - `monitor_id` integer: The associated monitor ID.
      - `name` string, required: Name of the suite.
      - `options` SyntheticsSuiteOptions, required: Object describing the extra options for a Synthetic suite.
        - `alerting_threshold` number, double: Percentage of critical tests failure needed for a suite to fail.
      - `public_id` string: The public ID for the test.
      - `tags` string[]: Array of tags attached to the suite.
      - `tests` SyntheticsSuiteTest[], required: Array of Synthetic tests included in the suite.
        - `alerting_criticality` 'ignore' | 'critical': Alerting criticality for each the test.
        - `public_id` string, required: The public ID of the Synthetic test included in the suite.
      - `type` 'suite', required: Type of the Synthetic suite, `suite`.
    - `type` 'suites', required: Type for the Synthetics suites responses, `suites`.

## Response `200`

OK

- SyntheticsSuiteResponse: Synthetics suite response
  - `data` SyntheticsSuiteResponseData: Synthetics suite response data
    - `attributes` SyntheticsSuite: Object containing details about a Synthetic suite.
      - `message` string: Notification message associated with the suite.
      - `monitor_id` integer: The associated monitor ID.
      - `name` string, required: Name of the suite.
      - `options` SyntheticsSuiteOptions, required: Object describing the extra options for a Synthetic suite.
        - `alerting_threshold` number, double: Percentage of critical tests failure needed for a suite to fail.
      - `public_id` string: The public ID for the test.
      - `tags` string[]: Array of tags attached to the suite.
      - `tests` SyntheticsSuiteTest[], required: Array of Synthetic tests included in the suite.
        - `alerting_criticality` 'ignore' | 'critical': Alerting criticality for each the test.
        - `public_id` string, required: The public ID of the Synthetic test included in the suite.
      - `type` 'suite', required: Type of the Synthetic suite, `suite`.
    - `id` string: The public ID for the suite.
    - `type` 'suites': Type for the Synthetics suites responses, `suites`.

## Other responses

- `400`: API error response.
- `429`: Too many requests

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