---
title: "Add a new process"
method: POST
path: "/api/v3/process"
---

# Add a new process

`POST /api/v3/process`

Add a new FFmpeg process

## Request body

- ApiProcessConfig
  - `autostart` boolean
  - `id` string, required
  - `input` ApiProcessConfigIO[], required
    - `address` string, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `options` string[]
  - `limits` ApiProcessConfigLimits
    - `cpu_usage` number
    - `memory_mbytes` integer
    - `waitfor_seconds` integer
  - `options` string[]
  - `output` ApiProcessConfigIO[], required
    - `address` string, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `options` string[]
  - `reconnect` boolean
  - `reconnect_delay_seconds` integer
  - `reference` string
  - `stale_timeout_seconds` integer
  - `type` 'ffmpeg', required

## Response `200`

OK

- ApiProcessConfig
  - `autostart` boolean
  - `id` string, required
  - `input` ApiProcessConfigIO[], required
    - `address` string, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `options` string[]
  - `limits` ApiProcessConfigLimits
    - `cpu_usage` number
    - `memory_mbytes` integer
    - `waitfor_seconds` integer
  - `options` string[]
  - `output` ApiProcessConfigIO[], required
    - `address` string, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `options` string[]
  - `reconnect` boolean
  - `reconnect_delay_seconds` integer
  - `reference` string
  - `stale_timeout_seconds` integer
  - `type` 'ffmpeg', required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

## Changes

- **2022-05-13** `d0614126abfa` — 2 info
  - api operation id `process-3-add` removed and replaced with `restream-3-add`
  - api tag `v16.7.2` removed

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/datarhei/apis/datarhei-core-api/changes/api/v3/process/post.md)

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