---
title: "Create a standalone MCP connection"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/connections"
tags: ["connections"]
---

# Create a standalone MCP connection

`POST /api/v1/connections`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.qualityclouds.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.qualityclouds.ai/api/v1/connections`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OpenID Connect (`https://account.qualityclouds.com//realms/ai-production/.well-known/openid-configuration`)

## Query parameters

- `org_id` string, required: Keycloak organisation id; must appear in the JWT org_ids claim.

## Request body

- CreateConnectionRequest
  - `name` string, required
  - `stack_profile_id` string, uuid, required
  - `description` string, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- ConnectionResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `org_uuid` string, required
  - `user_uuid` string, required
  - `stack_profile_id` string, uuid, required
  - `lifecycle` ConnectionLifecycleResponse, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
    - `deleted_at` string, date-time, nullable

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `422`: Validation Error

---

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