---
title: "Create a project topic"
method: POST
path: "/api/v4/topics"
tags: ["project_topics"]
---

# Create a project topic

`POST /api/v4/topics`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/topics`
- Auth: none declared

Creates a project topic. Administrators only.

## Request body

- PostApiV4Topics: Create a project topic
  - `name` string, required: Slug (name)
  - `title` string, required: Title
  - `description` string: Description
  - `avatar` string, binary: Avatar image for topic
  - `organization_id` integer: The organization id for the topic

## Response `201`

Create a project topic

- APIEntitiesProjectsTopic: API_Entities_Projects_Topic model
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `description` string, required
  - `total_projects_count` integer, required
  - `organization_id` integer, required
  - `avatar_url` string, required

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/revisions/b234947ef3f2?raw)