---
title: "Create a season"
method: POST
path: "/v2/sites/{site_id}/series/{series_id}/seasons/"
tags: ["series"]
---

# Create a season

`POST /v2/sites/{site_id}/series/{series_id}/seasons/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.jwplayer.com`
- URL: `https://api.jwplayer.com/v2/sites/{site_id}/series/{series_id}/seasons/`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

## Path parameters

- `site_id` string, required: Unique identifier for a resource
- `series_id` string, required: Unique identifier for a resource

## Request body

- object
  - `metadata` object, required
    - `title` string: Title of the season When a `title` is not specified, the `number` value is used for the season title.
    - `number` number, required: Number of the season
    - `description` string: Description of the season
  - `relationships` SeriesResourceRelationship, required
    - `media` object[]: List of media IDs and the associated episode number for each
      - `id` string, required: Unique identifier for a resource
      - `episode_number` number, required: Episode number of the media

## Response `201`

Resource successfully created

- SeasonResourceRead
  - `schema` string
  - `id` string: Unique identifier for a resource
  - `created` string: Date and time at which the resource was created
  - `last_modified` string: Date and time at which the resource was most recently modified
  - `type` string: Name of the type of resource.
  - `relationships` object: Ancilliary resources associated to the primary resource being read
    - `media` object[]: List of media IDs and the associated episode number for each
      - `id` string, required: Unique identifier for a resource
      - `episode_number` number, required: Episode number of the media
  - `metadata` SeasonResourceMetadata
    - `title` string: Title of the season When a `title` is not specified, the `number` value is used for the season title.
    - `number` number: Number of the season
    - `description` string: Description of the season
  - `episode_count` number: Number of episodes associated with the season
  - `total_duration` number: Total runtime of the season in minutes

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid JSON request body

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `9fad6bd5872e`: 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `400`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/jwplayer/apis/management-api-v2/changes/v2/sites/:site_id/series/:series_id/seasons/post.md)

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