---
title: "Create a new inventory"
method: POST
path: "/inventories/create"
tags: ["Inventory"]
---

# Create a new inventory

`POST /inventories/create`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://asm.cloud.tenable.com/api/1.0`
- URL: `https://asm.cloud.tenable.com/api/1.0/inventories/create`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/tenable/apis/attack-surface-management/docs/inventories/create/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Query parameters

- `inventory_name` string, required
- `template_inventory_id` number

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `inventory_id` integer
  - `inventory_name` string
  - `api_key` string

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `500`: Internal server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/tenable/apis/attack-surface-management.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/tenable/apis/attack-surface-management/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/tenable/apis/attack-surface-management/revisions/465c06285e48?raw)