---
title: "Add a new service"
method: POST
path: "/v1/kong-admin/services"
tags: ["Kong Admin Controller"]
---

# Add a new service

`POST /v1/kong-admin/services`

Creates a new service in Kong API Gateway

## Request body

- Service
  - `id` string
  - `name` string
  - `retries` integer
  - `protocol` string
  - `host` string
  - `port` integer
  - `path` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `enabled` boolean
  - `created_at` integer
  - `updated_at` integer
  - `connect_timeout` integer
  - `write_timeout` integer
  - `read_timeout` integer
  - `client_certificate` ClientCertificate
    - `id` string
  - `tls_verify` boolean
  - `tls_verify_depth` object
  - `ca_certificates` string[]

## Response `200`

Service created successfully

- Service
  - `id` string
  - `name` string
  - `retries` integer
  - `protocol` string
  - `host` string
  - `port` integer
  - `path` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `enabled` boolean
  - `created_at` integer
  - `updated_at` integer
  - `connect_timeout` integer
  - `write_timeout` integer
  - `read_timeout` integer
  - `client_certificate` ClientCertificate
    - `id` string
  - `tls_verify` boolean
  - `tls_verify_depth` object
  - `ca_certificates` string[]

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid service configuration
- `500` — Internal server error

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/floik/apis/floik-authentication-server.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/floik/apis/floik-authentication-server/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/floik/floik-authentication-server/revisions/2b2a5dad2f5e/schema)