---
title: "Create batch"
method: POST
path: "/v1/batches"
tags: ["Batches"]
---

# Create batch

`POST /v1/batches`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.tokenlab.sh`
- URL: `https://api.tokenlab.sh/v1/batches`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates an OpenAI-compatible batch job.

## Headers

- `X-TokenLab-Delivery-Policy` 'auto' | 'verified' | 'official'

## Request body

- BatchCreateRequest
  - `input_file_id` string, required
  - `endpoint` '/v1/chat/completions' | '/v1/embeddings', required
  - `completion_window` '24h', required
  - `metadata` object
  - `output_expires_after` BatchOutputExpiresAfter
    - `anchor` 'created_at' | 'completed_at', required
    - `seconds` integer, required

## Response `200`

Batch created

- BatchObject
  - `id` string, required
  - `object` 'batch', required
  - `endpoint` '/v1/chat/completions' | '/v1/embeddings', required
  - `errors` object, nullable
  - `input_file_id` string, required
  - `completion_window` '24h', required
  - `status` 'validating' | 'queued' | 'in_progress' | 'finalizing' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'cancelling' | 'cancelled' | 'expired', required
  - `output_file_id` string, nullable
  - `error_file_id` string, nullable
  - `created_at` integer, required
  - `in_progress_at` integer, nullable
  - `expires_at` integer, nullable
  - `finalizing_at` integer, nullable
  - `completed_at` integer, nullable
  - `failed_at` integer, nullable
  - `expired_at` integer, nullable
  - `cancelling_at` integer, nullable
  - `cancelled_at` integer, nullable
  - `request_counts` BatchRequestCounts, required
    - `total` integer, required
    - `completed` integer, required
    - `failed` integer, required
  - `metadata` object, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request - Invalid input
- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `402`: Payment Required - Insufficient balance or quota exceeded
- `503`: The requested Delivery tier is temporarily unavailable.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/tokenlab/apis/tokenlab-ai-gateway.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/tokenlab/apis/tokenlab-ai-gateway/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/tokenlab/apis/tokenlab-ai-gateway/revisions/3208bfbcda22?raw)