---
title: "Create a runner pool"
method: POST
path: "/api/orgs/{slug}/actions/pools/"
tags: ["Actions"]
---

# Create a runner pool

`POST /api/orgs/{slug}/actions/pools/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://git.cafe`
- URL: `https://git.cafe/api/orgs/{slug}/actions/pools/`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in cookie `gc-session`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic
  - HTTP token

Creates a self-hosted, provider or hosted runner pool with its labels; system labels are added per runner. Requires authenticated authority and enforces current resource policy.

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `kind` 'self_hosted' | 'provider' | 'hosted', required
  - `labels` string[], required
  - `enabled` boolean
  - `maxConcurrency` integer, nullable

## Response `201`

Response for status 201

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `orgId` string, nullable, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `kind` 'self_hosted' | 'provider' | 'hosted', required
  - `labels` string[], required
  - `hostedLabels` string[], nullable
  - `enabled` boolean, required
  - `maxConcurrency` integer, nullable, required
  - `version` integer, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: Authentication is required, or the supplied credential is invalid.
- `403`: The credential does not permit this operation. A `code`, when present, names the refusal.
- `404`: The resource does not exist or is not visible to the caller.
- `409`: The request conflicts with the current state. A `code`, when present, names the refusal; `retryable` says whether the same request can succeed later, and `operationId` names the operation in the way.
- `429`: A rate limit is exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds; the value is a hint, so back off on a repeat 429.
- `503`: A required service is temporarily unavailable; retry later.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/revisions/9fa233d2986d?raw)