---
title: "Create remote configuration"
method: POST
path: "/config/create"
---

# Create remote configuration

`POST /config/create`

Creates a new remote in `rclone.conf`, mirroring `rclone config create`.

## Query parameters

- `name` string
- `parameters` string
- `type` string
- `opt` string
- `_group` string
- `_async` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'respond-async'

## Request body

- ConfigCreateRequest
  - `name` string — Name of the new remote configuration.
  - `parameters` string — JSON object of configuration key/value pairs required for the remote.
  - `type` string — Backend type identifier, such as `drive`, `s3`, or `dropbox`.
  - `opt` string — Optional JSON object controlling interactive behaviour (e.g. `obscure`, `continue`).
  - `_group` string — Assign the request to a custom stats group.
  - `_async` boolean — Run the command asynchronously. Returns a job id immediately.

## Response `200`

Request succeeded returning an empty JSON object.

- object

## Other responses

- `202` — Request accepted for async processing. Poll /job/status with the returned jobid.
- `4XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)
- `5XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)

## Changes

> 21 revisions in range; 18 could not be searched.

- **2025-12-06** `30e239e76ba1` — 9 breaking, 1 warning
  - removed the request body
  - the `query` request parameter `name` became required
  - the `query` request parameter `parameters` became required
  - the `query` request parameter `type` became required
  - …6 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/rclone/apis/rclone-rc-api/changes/config/create/post.md)

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