---
title: "Create a device template"
method: POST
path: "/configuration_manager/templates"
tags: ["Configuration Manager"]
---

# Create a device template

`POST /configuration_manager/templates`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://example.itential.io`
- URL: `https://example.itential.io/configuration_manager/templates`
- Auth: none declared

Creates a new device template in pronghorn.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string
  - `template` string
  - `variables` ConfigurationManagerTemplatesPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaVariables
  - `options` ConfigurationManagerTemplatesPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaOptions
    - `deviceOSTypes` unknown[]
      - unknown

## Response `200`

Result of creating a new device template

- ConfigurationManagerCreateDeviceTemplateResponse200
  - `result` string
  - `data` ConfigurationManagerTemplatesPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

## Other responses

- `500`: Error response from API

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `2095cc90e583`: 2 info
  - api tag `Configuration Manager` added
  - api tag `configurationManager` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/itential/apis/itential-2/changes/configuration_manager/templates/post.md)

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