---
title: "Item - Create"
method: POST
path: "/item/create"
tags: ["item"]
---

# Item - Create

`POST /item/create`

Create a new item with SKU, name, and optional details like barcodes and dimensions.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required — Item name
  - `sku` string, required — SKU
  - `upc` string — UPC barcode
  - `location` string — Initial warehouse location

## Response `200`

Item created

- object
  - `success` boolean, required — Whether the operation succeeded
  - `_id` string, required — Item ID
  - `sku` string — Item SKU
  - `notice` string — Additional notice (e.g. kit cost update issue)

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden. Insufficient permissions.
- `429` — Too many requests. Rate limit exceeded.
- `500` — Internal server error.

## Changes

> 13 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2026-03-02** `fa53dd949b8e` — 2 breaking, 7 info
  - the request property `name` became required
  - the request property `sku` became required
  - api operation id `post_item_create` was added
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - …5 more
- **2024-04-23** `e4bdf6984278` — 1 breaking
  - the `upc` request property type/format changed from `number`/`integer` to `string`/``
- **2024-04-22** `08cd9cfa14dd` — 1 breaking, 4 warning, 2 info
  - added required request body
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `location`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `name`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `sku`
  - …3 more
- **2024-04-19** `46ceda528000` — 2 breaking, 10 info
  - removed the request body
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `post_item_create` removed and replaced with ``
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `location`
  - …8 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/skulabs/apis/skulabs-api/changes/item/create/post.md)

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