---
title: "Create and submit a SimplePipeline"
method: POST
path: "/simple_pipelines"
tags: ["simple_pipeline"]
---

# Create and submit a SimplePipeline

`POST /simple_pipelines`

Create a new SimplePipeline and submit it for processing.

## Request body

- CreateSimplePipelineRequest — Request body for creating a SimplePipeline.
  - `project_id` string, required — Project ID to associate the pipeline with
  - `name` string, nullable — Optional human-readable name for the pipeline
  - `description` string, nullable — Optional human-readable description for the pipeline
  - `config` object, required — Pipeline configuration with elements dict. At most one datafit/validation element, any number of cheap elements.
  - `options` PipelineOptions — Options for pipeline execution behavior.
    - `live_progress_updates` boolean, nullable — If True, save checkpoint progress to database during job execution. If None, the worker picks a default based on job type.

## Response `202`

Successful Response

- SimplePipeline — Full model for detail responses and DB records.
  - `id` string, required
  - `project_id` string, required
  - `organization_id` string, required
  - `user_id` string, nullable
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `status` 'pending' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'canceled', required
  - `job_id` string, nullable
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `error` string, nullable
  - `error_code` 'CONFIGURATION_ERROR' | 'MODEL_ERROR' | 'SOLVER_ERROR' | 'EXECUTION_TIMEOUT' | 'SUBMISSION_FAILED' | 'INTERNAL_ERROR' — Machine-readable error codes for jobs.
  - `created_by_email` string, nullable
  - `config_path` string, required
  - `result` object, nullable

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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