---
title: "Create a new Consumer"
method: POST
path: "/consumers"
tags: ["Consumers"]
---

# Create a new Consumer

`POST /consumers`

Create a new Consumer

## Request body

- Consumer
  - `created_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was created.
  - `custom_id` string — Field for storing an existing unique ID for the Consumer - useful for mapping Kong with users in your existing database. You must send either this field or `username` with the request.
  - `id` string
  - `tags` string[] — An optional set of strings associated with the Consumer for grouping and filtering.
  - `updated_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was last updated.
  - `username` string — The unique username of the Consumer. You must send either this field or `custom_id` with the request.

## Response `201`

Successfully created Consumer

- Consumer
  - `created_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was created.
  - `custom_id` string — Field for storing an existing unique ID for the Consumer - useful for mapping Kong with users in your existing database. You must send either this field or `username` with the request.
  - `id` string
  - `tags` string[] — An optional set of strings associated with the Consumer for grouping and filtering.
  - `updated_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was last updated.
  - `username` string — The unique username of the Consumer. You must send either this field or `custom_id` with the request.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/kong/apis/kong-enterprise-admin-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/kong/apis/kong-enterprise-admin-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/kong/kong-enterprise-admin-api/revisions/5bd52189d290/schema)