---
title: "Create a new loadTest"
method: POST
path: "/load-test"
tags: ["load-tests"]
---

# Create a new loadTest

`POST /load-test`

## Response `201`

Expected response to a valid request

- LoadTestStatus
  - `distributedPods` integer
  - `loadtestName` string
  - `phase` 'creating' | 'starting' | 'running' | 'finished' | 'errored'
  - `tags` object
  - `hasEnvVars` boolean
  - `hasTestData` boolean
  - `type` 'JMeter' | 'Fake' | 'Locust' | 'Ghz' | 'K6'

## Other responses

- `default` — unexpected error

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `0e58fb7f5d25` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `K6` enum value to the `type` response property for the response status `201`
  - added the new `K6` enum value to the request property `type`
- **2021-06-18** `0fa4f52bf03e` — 2 info
  - added the new optional request property `masterImage`
  - added the new optional request property `workerImage`
- **2021-05-19** `041c2c9944ec` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `Ghz` enum value to the `type` response property for the response status `201`
  - added the new `Ghz` enum value to the request property `type`
- **2021-05-04** `f36db7ef1bdb` — 1 breaking, 1 warning, 2 info
  - removed the enum value `jMeter` of the request property `type`
  - added the new `JMeter` enum value to the `type` response property for the response status `201`
  - added the new `JMeter` enum value to the request property `type`
  - removed the `jMeter` enum value from the `type` response property for the response status `201`
- **2020-12-04** `51c2c88c16a0` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the enum value `JMeter` of the request property `type`
  - added the new `jMeter` enum value to the request property `type`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/hellofresh/apis/kangal/changes/load-test/post.md)

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