---
title: "Create a pipeline"
method: POST
path: "/v4/pipelines"
tags: ["Pipelines"]
---

# Create a pipeline

`POST /v4/pipelines`

Create a new pipeline

## Request body

- CreatePipeline
  - `slug` string, required — Pipeline slug
  - `displayName` string, nullable — Pipeline display name
  - `folderId` string, uuid, nullable — Folder UUID

## Response `200`

Successful response

- Pipeline
  - `id` string, uuid, required — Pipeline UUID
  - `createdAt` string, required — Creation timestamp (ISO 8601)
  - `updatedAt` string, required — Last update timestamp (ISO 8601)
  - `slug` string, required — Pipeline slug
  - `displayName` string, nullable, required — Pipeline display name
  - `folderId` string, uuid, nullable, required — Folder UUID
  - `archivedAt` string, nullable, required — Archive timestamp (ISO 8601)
  - `goldenDatasetId` string, uuid, nullable, required — Golden dataset UUID

## Other responses

- `400` — Client provided an invalid request for the pipeline. Please check the request format and parameters.
- `401` — No valid API key provided.
- `404` — The pipeline resource does not exist.
- `500` — Something went wrong on Gentrace's end.

## Changes

- **2025-04-28** `76bde656b16e` — 8 breaking, 4 warning, 1 info
  - the `archivedAt` response's property type/format changed from `string, null`/`date-time` to `string, null`/`` for status `200`
  - the `createdAt` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`date-time` to `string`/`` for status `200`
  - the `updatedAt` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`date-time` to `string`/`` for status `200`
  - removed the required property `branch` from the response with the `200` status
  - …9 more
- **2025-04-22** `610091298e37` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/gentrace/apis/gentrace-api/changes/v4/pipelines/post.md)

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