---
title: "Create a new capture"
method: POST
path: "/v1/captures"
tags: ["captures"]
---

# Create a new capture

`POST /v1/captures`

Create a capture resource with an expected frame count. Safe retries with the same Idempotency-Key return the original capture_id.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `frame_count` integer, required

## Response `201`

Capture created successfully

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Unauthorized

## Changes

- **2026-08-17** `5eb4c1ae1f16` — 1 breaking
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `Idempotency-Key`
- **2026-08-12** `456bfb5454a3` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/spaitial/apis/spaitial-developer-api/changes/v1/captures/post.md)

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