---
title: "Create a Worker"
method: POST
path: "/workers"
tags: ["workers"]
---

# Create a Worker

`POST /workers`

## Response `200`

Worker resource was successfully created

- Worker
  - `name` string — Node name
  - `resources` object — Dictionary that maps the resource name to the amount of this resource provided by the worker for running VMs.

## Other responses

- `409` — Worker resource with with the same name already exists

## Changes

- **2023-10-09** `e0632c7e52ea` — 1 breaking, 2 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `name` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `resources` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-01-26** `4b9547159dde` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

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

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