---
title: "Create Live Blog Container"
method: POST
path: "/v4/liveblog/{section_uuid}"
tags: ["StoryContainer"]
---

# Create Live Blog Container

`POST /v4/liveblog/{section_uuid}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://usercontent.viafoura.co`
- URL: `https://usercontent.viafoura.co/v4/liveblog/{section_uuid}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in header `X-REQUEST_SIGNATURE`

Create a live blog container. This container is the base component that is required to implement a Viafoura Live Blog.

## Path parameters

- `section_uuid` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- ContainerCreateRequest
  - `container_id` string, required
  - `title` string, required
  - `settings` ContentContainerSettings
    - `activation_time` integer
    - `expiry_time` integer
    - `is_social_feed_premoderation_enabled` boolean
    - `is_replying_enabled` boolean
    - `maximum_toplevel_body_length` integer
    - `is_toplevel_removal_enabled` boolean
    - `is_toplevel_premoderation_enabled` boolean
    - `is_toplevel_editing_enabled` boolean
    - `toplevel_editing_duration` integer
    - `maximum_reply_body_length` integer
    - `is_reply_removal_enabled` boolean
    - `is_reply_premoderation_enabled` boolean
    - `is_reply_editing_enabled` boolean
    - `reply_editing_duration` integer
    - `maximum_content_length` integer
    - `is_content_removal_enabled` boolean
    - `premoderate_social_feed` boolean
    - `enable_replies` boolean
    - `is_content_premoderation_enabled` boolean
    - `is_content_editing_enabled` boolean
    - `content_editing_duration` integer
    - `is_hidden` boolean

## Response `201`

Created

- ContainerCreateResponse
  - `content_container_uuid` string, uuid

## Other responses

- `400`: BadRequest
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `409`: Conflict

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/viafoura/apis/live-blog-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/viafoura/apis/live-blog-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/viafoura/apis/live-blog-api/revisions/a3a3c5c6cde9?raw)