---
title: "Create a manually managed audience segment"
method: POST
path: "/api/segments"
tags: ["segments"]
---

# Create a manually managed audience segment

`POST /api/segments`

Create a new manually managed audience segment.

### Usage Guidance:
- Used by administrators to define a new target cohort group.
- Users can be added or removed in bulk later via segment member endpoints.

## Response `201`

A manually managed audience segment

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (v1) `189b62b952ea` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `201`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2026-07-13** (v1) `7db6ba099285` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `201`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2026-05-28** (v1) `6550ad7be94f` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `201`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2026-03-03** (v1) `c9e7662755c2` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `201`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
- **2023-12-18** (v1) `1c81594090c0` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `201`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/forem/apis/forem-api-v1/changes/api/segments/post.md)

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