---
title: "Create a template"
method: POST
path: "/template"
tags: ["Templates"]
---

# Create a template

`POST /template`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.lytics.io/v2`
- URL: `https://api.lytics.io/v2/template`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

## Query parameters

- `account_id` string
- `name` string, required
- `description` string
- `type` '"jsonnet"' | '"handlebars"', required

## Request body `*/*`

- string: Adhoc template definition

## Response `200`

Template Metadata

- object
  - `_meta` object: Response Metadata
  - `data` object: Response Payload
    - `author_id` string
    - `created` string
    - `description` string
    - `desired_format` string
    - `field_filter` string[]
    - `id` string
    - `lytics_managed` boolean: undocumented, sysadmin-use only
    - `name` string
    - `target` string
    - `type` string
    - `updated` string
  - `request_id` string
  - `status` integer: HTTP Status Code

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `d8e975057aec`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/lytics/apis/lytics-api/changes/template/post.md)

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