---
title: "Changes to Creates a new Library. Upon library creation, adds new library to all Admin accounts."
method: POST
path: "/api/Library/create"
---

# Changes to Creates a new Library. Upon library creation, adds new library to all Admin accounts.

`POST /api/Library/create`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 8 of 136 revisions.

- **2026-10-22** `7de671750636`: 6 warning, 6 info
- **2026-08-13** `3bd8363f0a4e`: 3 info
- **2026-07-02** `72a1166b481f`: 3 info
- **2026-02-28** `8a1111dbe609`: 3 info
- **2025-11-01** `6cabddef7e29`: 3 info
- **2025-10-25** `07751d5dca44`: 3 breaking
- **2025-07-05** `f58e9423b396`: 3 breaking
- **2025-06-23** `062f6097bd39`: 3 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-10-22** `7de671750636`: 6 warning, 6 info
  - removed the request property `folderWatching` (media type: application/json)
  - removed the request property `folderWatching` (media type: text/json)
  - removed the request property `folderWatching` (media type: application/*+json)
  - removed the optional property `folderWatching` from the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - removed the optional property `folderWatching` from the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the optional property `folderWatching` from the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional request property `folderWatchMode` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new optional request property `folderWatchMode` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional request property `folderWatchMode` (media type: application/*+json)
  - added the optional property `folderWatchMode` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `folderWatchMode` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `folderWatchMode` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
- **2026-08-13** `3bd8363f0a4e`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `metadataProvider` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `metadataProvider` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `metadataProvider` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
- **2026-07-02** `72a1166b481f`: 3 info
  - added the new optional request property `metadataProvider` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new optional request property `metadataProvider` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional request property `metadataProvider` (media type: application/*+json)
- **2026-02-28** `8a1111dbe609`: 3 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - added the media type `text/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - added the media type `text/plain` for the response with the status `200`
- **2025-11-01** `6cabddef7e29`: 3 info
  - added the new optional request property `defaultLanguage` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new optional request property `defaultLanguage` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new optional request property `defaultLanguage` (media type: application/*+json)
- **2025-10-25** `07751d5dca44`: 3 breaking
  - added the new required request property `inheritWebLinksFromFirstChapter` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new required request property `inheritWebLinksFromFirstChapter` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new required request property `inheritWebLinksFromFirstChapter` (media type: application/*+json)
- **2025-07-05** `f58e9423b396`: 3 breaking
  - added the new required request property `removePrefixForSortName` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new required request property `removePrefixForSortName` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new required request property `removePrefixForSortName` (media type: application/*+json)
- **2025-06-23** `062f6097bd39`: 3 breaking
  - added the new required request property `enableMetadata` (media type: application/json)
  - added the new required request property `enableMetadata` (media type: text/json)
  - added the new required request property `enableMetadata` (media type: application/*+json)

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita/docs/api/Library/create/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita/changes/api/Library/create/post)