---
title: "Create a repository"
method: POST
path: "/api/orgs/{slug}/repos"
tags: ["Repositories"]
---

# Create a repository

`POST /api/orgs/{slug}/repos`

## Request

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

Admits a repository in the organization and returns its durable admission status: 201 when admission completed, otherwise 202 with a Location to poll. Reusing requestKey returns the same admission. Requires authenticated authority and enforces current resource policy.

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `homepage` string, uri, nullable
  - `topics` string[]
  - `visibility` 'public' | 'private'
  - `defaultBranch` string
  - `requestKey` string, required

## Response `201`

Response for status 201

- object
  - `repoId` string, required
  - `state` 'pending' | 'running' | 'outcome_unknown' | 'complete' | 'blocked', required
  - `owner` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `visibility` 'public' | 'private', required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `completedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `attemptCount` integer, required
  - `nextAttemptAt` string, date-time, required
  - `lastError` object, nullable, required
    - `code` string, required
    - `message` string, required
    - `at` string, required

## Other responses

- `202`: Response for status 202
- `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)