---
title: "CreateProjectFromEnvironment"
method: POST
path: "/gitpod.v1.ProjectService/CreateProjectFromEnvironment"
tags: ["gitpod.v1.ProjectService"]
---

# CreateProjectFromEnvironment

`POST /gitpod.v1.ProjectService/CreateProjectFromEnvironment`

Creates a new project using an existing environment as a template.

 Use this method to:
 - Clone environment configurations
 - Create projects from templates
 - Share environment setups

 ### Examples

 - Create from environment:

   Creates a project based on existing environment.

   ```yaml
   name: "Frontend Project"
   environmentId: "07e03a28-65a5-4d98-b532-8ea67b188048"
   ```

## Request body

- GitpodV1CreateProjectFromEnvironmentRequest
  - `environmentId` string, uuid — environment_id specifies the environment identifier
  - `name` string

## Response `200`

Success

- GitpodV1CreateProjectFromEnvironmentResponse
  - `project` GitpodV1Project — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `default` — Error

## Changes

- **2025-06-10** `ca9a49ac7fbb` — 2 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `PRINCIPAL_RUNNER_MANAGER` enum value to the `project/metadata/creator/principal` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `PRINCIPAL_RUNNER_MANAGER` enum value to the `project/usedBy/subjects/items/principal` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the optional property `project/technicalDescription` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-02-21** `3655d5ad0ac3` — 1 breaking, 8 info
  - the `project` response's property type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `project/automationsFilePath` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `project/devcontainerFilePath` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `project/id` to the response with the `200` status
  - …5 more
- **2025-02-18** `cd6a05ae99d2` — 1 warning
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `default` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/gitpod-io/apis/gitpod-v1/changes/gitpod.v1.ProjectService/CreateProjectFromEnvironment/post.md)

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