---
title: "Add a new Language"
method: POST
path: "/languages"
tags: ["Language"]
---

# Add a new Language

`POST /languages`

## Request body

- Document — A document in the DLx database
  - `id` string
  - `type` string, required

## Response `201`

The resource was created successfully.

## Changes

- **2017-05-23** `b68c702dbfa3` — 1 info
  - api operation id `createLanguage` removed and replaced with `addLanguage`
- **2017-04-26** `4ad4937acacb` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2016-12-01** `13f179dcd92d` — 1 breaking
  - api removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/digitallinguistics/apis/dlx/changes/languages/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/digitallinguistics/apis/dlx.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/digitallinguistics/apis/dlx/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/digitallinguistics/dlx/revisions/b68c702dbfa3/schema)