---
title: "Create a vault"
method: POST
path: "/vaults"
tags: ["Vaults"]
---

# Create a vault

`POST /vaults`

Creates a vault for the current project. See [vaults](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/agents-api/tools/vaults).

## Request body

- CreateVaultParams — Parameters for creating a vault to store credentials used by agent tools.
  - `name` string — The name is trimmed before storage. It must contain 1 to 256 UTF-8 bytes after trimming.
  - `metadata` object, nullable — Key-value pairs to associate with the vault, such as an application or team identifier.

## Response `201`

The created vault.

- VaultResource — A collection of credentials for MCP servers and OpenAI-hosted environments.
  - `id` string, required — The ID of the vault.
  - `object` 'vault', required — The object type. Always `vault`.
  - `name` string, nullable, required — The human-readable name of the vault, if set.
  - `metadata` object, required — Key-value pairs associated with the vault, such as an application or team identifier.
  - `created_at` integer, required — The Unix timestamp, in seconds, when the vault was created.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request was invalid.
- `401` — Authentication or project context was missing.
- `403` — The API key lacks the required management permission.
- `404` — The requested vault or credential was not found.
- `409` — The request conflicted with the current vault state.
- `500` — An internal error occurred.
- `503` — The service is temporarily unavailable.

## Changes

- **2026-09-10** `f2dae1a9aced` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openapi/changes/vaults/post.md)

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