---
title: "Create Entity Type"
method: POST
path: "/v1/entity-types"
tags: ["Entity Types"]
---

# Create Entity Type

`POST /v1/entity-types`

## Request body

- RepoEntityTypeCreate
  - `defaultTemplateId` string
  - `icon` string
  - `isLocation` boolean
  - `name` string

## Response `201`

Created

- RepoEntityTypeSummary
  - `createdAt` string
  - `defaultTemplate` RepoEntityTemplateSummary
    - `createdAt` string
    - `description` string
    - `id` string
    - `name` string
    - `updatedAt` string
  - `defaultTemplateId` string
  - `description` string
  - `icon` string
  - `id` string
  - `isLocation` boolean
  - `name` string
  - `updatedAt` string

## Changes

- **2026-04-17** `c7da38893e9d` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-11-29** `19794fb70c24` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/sysadminsmedia/apis/homebox-api/changes/v1/entity-types/post.md)

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