---
title: "Create a new item"
method: POST
path: "/design/virtual-users"
tags: ["Design - Virtual Users"]
---

# Create a new item

`POST /design/virtual-users`

## Request body

- VirtualUser
  - `id` string
  - `userId` string
  - `projectId` string
  - `name` string
  - `description` string
  - `children` Action[], nullable
    - `enabled` boolean
    - `children` Action[]
    - `id` string
  - `created` string, date-time
  - `lastModified` string, date-time
  - `type` 'JMETER' | 'WEB_DRIVER' | 'FRAGMENTS' | 'PLAYWRIGHT'
  - `tags` string[], nullable

## Response `201`

Created

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `429` — Too Many Requests

## Changes

- **2026-07-27** `4b624af2cb6e` — 2 breaking, 2 info
  - the response property `children` became nullable for the status `201`
  - the response property `tags` became nullable for the status `201`
  - the request property `children` became nullable
  - the request property `tags` became nullable

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/octoperf/apis/octoperf-api/changes/design/virtual-users/post.md)

---

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