---
title: "Create a dataset"
method: POST
path: "/v2/datasets"
tags: ["Datasets"]
---

# Create a dataset

`POST /v2/datasets`

Creates a new dataset in the specified project.

## Request body

- object
  - `display_name` string, required — The display name of the dataset
  - `path` string, required — Entity storage path. With workspace-level API keys, use the format `project/folder/subfolder/...`. The first element must be the display name of an existing project, followed by nested folders (auto-created as needed). Example: `Default Project/agents`. With project-level API keys, the project is predetermined by the API key, so the path is relative to that project. Example: `agents`. For backward compatibility, a leading project name is ignored when it matches the scoped project.

## Response `200`

Dataset created successfully. Returns the newly created dataset object.

- object
  - `_id` union, required — The unique identifier of the dataset
    - string
    - string, ulid — The id of the resource
  - `display_name` string, required — The display name of the dataset
  - `project_id` union, required — The unique identifier of the project it belongs to
    - string
    - string, ulid — The id of the resource
  - `workspace_id` union, required — The unique identifier of the workspace it belongs to
    - string
    - string, ulid — The id of the resource
  - `metadata` object, required
    - `total_versions` number, required
    - `datapoints_count` number, required
  - `created_by_id` union — The unique identifier of the user who created the dataset
    - string
    - string, ulid — The id of the resource
  - `updated_by_id` union — The unique identifier of the user who last updated the dataset
    - string
    - string, ulid — The id of the resource
  - `created` union — The date and time the resource was created
    - string, date-time
    - string, date-time
  - `updated` union — The date and time the resource was last updated
    - string, date-time
    - string, date-time

## Changes

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- **2026-09-01** `66b8a4902911` — 2 info
  - the `` response's property default value changed from `2026-09-01T06:04:38.639Z` to `2026-09-01T07:51:05.805Z` for the status `200`
  - the `created` response's property default value changed from `2026-09-01T06:04:38.638Z` to `2026-09-01T07:51:05.805Z` for the status `200`
- **2026-09-01** `081200e02fe0` — 2 info
  - the `` response's property default value changed from `2026-08-31T22:50:44.228Z` to `2026-09-01T06:04:38.639Z` for the status `200`
  - the `created` response's property default value changed from `2026-08-31T22:50:44.227Z` to `2026-09-01T06:04:38.638Z` for the status `200`
- **2026-08-31** `b22330eb2d5a` — 2 info
  - the `` response's property default value changed from `2026-08-31T11:24:22.202Z` to `2026-08-31T22:50:44.228Z` for the status `200`
  - the `created` response's property default value changed from `2026-08-31T11:24:22.202Z` to `2026-08-31T22:50:44.227Z` for the status `200`
- **2026-08-31** `94a16765e3fe` — 2 info
  - the `` response's property default value changed from `2026-08-31T07:26:08.091Z` to `2026-08-31T11:24:22.202Z` for the status `200`
  - the `created` response's property default value changed from `2026-08-31T07:26:08.090Z` to `2026-08-31T11:24:22.202Z` for the status `200`
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