---
title: "Create a Cors plugin"
method: POST
path: "/plugins#Cors"
tags: ["Plugins"]
---

# Create a Cors plugin

`POST /plugins#Cors`

Create a Cors plugin

## Request body

- CreateCorsPlugin
  - `config` object — The configuration properties for the Plugin which can be found on the plugins documentation page in the [Kong Hub](https://docs.konghq.com/hub/).
    - `credentials` boolean — Flag to determine whether the `Access-Control-Allow-Credentials` header should be sent with `true` as the value.
    - `exposed_headers` string[] — Value for the `Access-Control-Expose-Headers` header. If not specified, no custom headers are exposed.
    - `headers` string[] — Value for the `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` header.
    - `max_age` number — Indicates how long the results of the preflight request can be cached, in `seconds`.
    - `methods` string[] — 'Value for the `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` header. Available options include `GET`, `HEAD`, `PUT`, `PATCH`, `POST`, `DELETE`, `OPTIONS`, `TRACE`, `CONNECT`. By default, all options are allowed.'
    - `origins` string[] — List of allowed domains for the `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header. If you want to allow all origins, add `*` as a single value to this configuration field. The accepted values can either be flat strings or PCRE regexes.
    - `preflight_continue` boolean — A boolean value that instructs the plugin to proxy the `OPTIONS` preflight request to the Upstream service.
    - `private_network` boolean — Flag to determine whether the `Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network` header should be sent with `true` as the value.
  - `created_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was created.
  - `enabled` boolean — Whether the plugin is applied.
  - `id` string
  - `instance_name` string
  - `name` 'cors' — The name of the Plugin that's going to be added. Currently, the Plugin must be installed in every Kong instance separately.
  - `ordering` object
    - `after` object
      - `access` string[]
    - `before` object
      - `access` string[]
  - `protocols` string[] — A list of the request protocols that will trigger this plugin. The default value, as well as the possible values allowed on this field, may change depending on the plugin type. For example, plugins that only work in stream mode will only support `"tcp"` and `"tls"`.
  - `tags` string[] — An optional set of strings associated with the Plugin for grouping and filtering.
  - `updated_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was last updated.
  - `consumer` object — If set, the plugin will activate only for requests where the specified has been authenticated. (Note that some plugins can not be restricted to consumers this way.). Leave unset for the plugin to activate regardless of the authenticated Consumer.
    - `id` string
  - `consumer_group` object
    - `id` string
  - `route` object — If set, the plugin will only activate when receiving requests via the specified route. Leave unset for the plugin to activate regardless of the Route being used.
    - `id` string
  - `service` object — If set, the plugin will only activate when receiving requests via one of the routes belonging to the specified Service. Leave unset for the plugin to activate regardless of the Service being matched.
    - `id` string

## Response `201`

Created Cors plugin

- CorsPlugin
  - `config` object — The configuration properties for the Plugin which can be found on the plugins documentation page in the [Kong Hub](https://docs.konghq.com/hub/).
    - `credentials` boolean — Flag to determine whether the `Access-Control-Allow-Credentials` header should be sent with `true` as the value.
    - `exposed_headers` string[] — Value for the `Access-Control-Expose-Headers` header. If not specified, no custom headers are exposed.
    - `headers` string[] — Value for the `Access-Control-Allow-Headers` header.
    - `max_age` number — Indicates how long the results of the preflight request can be cached, in `seconds`.
    - `methods` string[] — 'Value for the `Access-Control-Allow-Methods` header. Available options include `GET`, `HEAD`, `PUT`, `PATCH`, `POST`, `DELETE`, `OPTIONS`, `TRACE`, `CONNECT`. By default, all options are allowed.'
    - `origins` string[] — List of allowed domains for the `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header. If you want to allow all origins, add `*` as a single value to this configuration field. The accepted values can either be flat strings or PCRE regexes.
    - `preflight_continue` boolean — A boolean value that instructs the plugin to proxy the `OPTIONS` preflight request to the Upstream service.
    - `private_network` boolean — Flag to determine whether the `Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network` header should be sent with `true` as the value.
  - `created_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was created.
  - `enabled` boolean — Whether the plugin is applied.
  - `id` string
  - `instance_name` string
  - `name` 'cors' — The name of the Plugin that's going to be added. Currently, the Plugin must be installed in every Kong instance separately.
  - `ordering` object
    - `after` object
      - `access` string[]
    - `before` object
      - `access` string[]
  - `protocols` string[] — A list of the request protocols that will trigger this plugin. The default value, as well as the possible values allowed on this field, may change depending on the plugin type. For example, plugins that only work in stream mode will only support `"tcp"` and `"tls"`.
  - `tags` string[] — An optional set of strings associated with the Plugin for grouping and filtering.
  - `updated_at` integer — Unix epoch when the resource was last updated.
  - `consumer` object — If set, the plugin will activate only for requests where the specified has been authenticated. (Note that some plugins can not be restricted to consumers this way.). Leave unset for the plugin to activate regardless of the authenticated Consumer.
    - `id` string
  - `consumer_group` object
    - `id` string
  - `route` object — If set, the plugin will only activate when receiving requests via the specified route. Leave unset for the plugin to activate regardless of the Route being used.
    - `id` string
  - `service` object — If set, the plugin will only activate when receiving requests via one of the routes belonging to the specified Service. Leave unset for the plugin to activate regardless of the Service being matched.
    - `id` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized

## Changes

> 3 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2024-09-11** `5bd52189d290` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/kong/apis/kong-enterprise-admin-api/changes/plugins#Cors/post.md)

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