---
title: "Create a farm protocol version"
method: POST
path: "/v1/farm/{farm_id}/protocol-versions"
tags: ["protocol-versions"]
---

# Create a farm protocol version

`POST /v1/farm/{farm_id}/protocol-versions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.ranch.bot`
- URL: `https://api.ranch.bot/v1/farm/{farm_id}/protocol-versions`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Save the exact producer-approved protocol name, version and steps. The same version and steps are idempotent; different steps for an existing version return 409. External credential scopes: write:records. Minimum farm role: EDITOR.

## Path parameters

- `farm_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- FarmProtocolVersionInput
  - `name` string, required
  - `version` string, required
  - `steps` string[], required

## Response `201`

Success

- FarmProtocolVersion
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `farm_id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `version` string, required
  - `steps` string[], required
  - `created_by_user_id` string, uuid, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Request validation failed.
- `401`: Missing/invalid authentication or insufficient farm role.
- `403`: Missing required scope or credential type is disallowed.
- `404`: Resource or active farm membership not found.
- `409`: The approved preview is stale, the request ID is already used, or the protocol version has different steps.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the indicated delay.
- `500`: Unexpected server failure.

---

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