---
title: "Create a new Sink"
method: POST
path: "/v1/Sinks"
tags: ["EventsV1Sink"]
---

# Create a new Sink

`POST /v1/Sinks`

Create a new Sink

## Response `201`

Created

- EventsV1Sink
  - `date_created` string, date-time, nullable — The date that this Sink was created, given in ISO 8601 format.
  - `date_updated` string, date-time, nullable — The date that this Sink was updated, given in ISO 8601 format.
  - `description` string, nullable — A human readable description for the Sink
  - `sid` string, nullable — A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Sink.
  - `sink_configuration` unknown
  - `sink_type` 'kinesis' | 'webhook' | 'segment' | 'email' — The Sink type. Can only be "kinesis" or "webhook" currently.
  - `status` 'initialized' | 'validating' | 'active' | 'failed' — The Status of this Sink. One of `initialized`, `validating`, `active` or `failed`.
  - `url` string, uri, nullable — The URL of this resource.
  - `links` object, nullable — Contains a dictionary of URL links to nested resources of this Sink.

## Changes

- **2025-07-03** (v1) `2bc57338abc5` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - the `sink_configuration` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `201`
  - the `SinkConfiguration` request property type was generalized from `object` to no type
- **2025-03-11** (v1) `2ad3c7d7e22b` — 2 breaking, 1 warning, 1 info
  - the `SinkConfiguration` request property type changed from no type to `object`
  - the `sink_configuration` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `201`
  - added the new `email` enum value to the `sink_type` response property for the response status `201`
  - added the new `email` enum value to the request property `SinkType`
- **2023-08-10** (v1) `9cb5de98bde3` — 1 info
  - api tag `EventsV1Sink` added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/twilio/apis/events-v1/changes/v1/Sinks/post.md)

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