---
title: "Create project"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/projects"
tags: ["Projects"]
---

# Create project

`POST /api/v1/projects`

Create a new project within the authenticated account.

## Request body

- CreateProjectRequest
  - `name` string, required — Project name
  - `description` string — Project description
  - `default_region` 'us-east' — Default region for resources

## Response `201`

Project created successfully

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `data` Project
    - `id` string, uuid, required — Unique project identifier
    - `account_id` string, uuid, required — Account this project belongs to
    - `name` string, required — Project name
    - `slug` string, required — URL-friendly project identifier
    - `description` string — Project description
    - `default_region` 'us-east', required — Default region for resources in this project
    - `is_default` boolean, required — Whether this is the account's default project
    - `is_active` boolean, required — Whether the project is active
    - `created_by` string, uuid — User who created the project
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request parameters
- `401` — Authentication required

## Changes

- **2026-05-06** `9e13a6e23934` — 9 info
  - the response property `data/account_id` became required for the status `201`
  - the response property `data/created_at` became required for the status `201`
  - the response property `data/default_region` became required for the status `201`
  - the response property `data/id` became required for the status `201`
  - …5 more
- **2026-03-12** `e50d1f442cca` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/rafftechnologies/apis/raff-api/changes/api/v1/projects/post.md)

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