---
title: "creates an image store"
method: POST
path: "/storage"
tags: ["storage"]
---

# creates an image store

`POST /storage`

Creates a location to store images

## Request body

- ImageStore
  - `name` string, required

## Response `201`

Created

- StoreUrl
  - `code` integer
  - `url` string, required

## Other responses

- `409` — An image store with that name already exists.
- `default` — error

## Changes

- **2018-06-14** `d95851b27556` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `Op-ID` to all path's operations

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/vmware/apis/port-layer-api/changes/storage/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/vmware/apis/port-layer-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/vmware/apis/port-layer-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/vmware/port-layer-api/revisions/5fff0b8814c7/schema)