---
title: "Create watchlist"
method: POST
path: "/v1/api/watchlists"
tags: ["Watchlists", "v1"]
---

# Create watchlist

`POST /v1/api/watchlists`

Create a new watchlist under the organization associated with the API key. A watchlist can contain up to 100 combined people and companies.

## Request body

- CreateWatchlistParams
  - `name` string, required — Unique name for the watchlist within the organization
  - `displayName` string, nullable — Display name for the watchlist
  - `description` string, nullable — Description of the watchlist
  - `people` WatchlistPerson[], required — List of people to include in the watchlist
    - `name` string, nullable
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `aliases` string[], nullable
    - `wikidataId` string, nullable
  - `companies` WatchlistCompany[], required — List of companies to include in the watchlist
    - `name` string, nullable
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `id` string, nullable
    - `domain` string, nullable
    - `aliases` string[], nullable
  - `visible` boolean, nullable — Whether the watchlist is visible in the UI

## Other responses

- `400` — 400 - Bad Request
- `401` — 401 - Invalid API Key
- `403` — 403 - Request Forbidden
- `429` — 429 - Too Many Requests
- `500` — 500 - Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-04-30** `182b74871f6a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/goperigon/apis/perigon-api/changes/v1/api/watchlists/post.md)

---

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