---
title: "Create environment"
method: POST
path: "/v1alpha1/project/{projectID}/environment"
tags: ["EnvironmentPublicApi", "Public-Docs"]
---

# Create environment

`POST /v1alpha1/project/{projectID}/environment`

Create a new environment by cloning another environment. When `alias` is omitted, one is generated from `name`. When `cloneFromEnvironmentID` is omitted, the assistant's main environment is used.

## Path parameters

- `projectID` string, required

## Request body

- CreateProjectEnvironmentApiPublicRequest
  - `name` string, required
  - `alias` string
  - `cloneFromEnvironmentID` string

## Response `201`

The newly created environment.

- ProjectEnvironmentResponse
  - `data` ProjectEnvironment, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `alias` string, required
    - `isMain` boolean, required
    - `releases` ProjectEnvironmentRelease[], required
      - `name` string, required
      - `backupID` number, required
      - `createdAt` string, required
      - `versionID` string, required
      - `description` string, nullable, required
      - `autogenerated` boolean, required
      - `createdByUserID` number, nullable, required
    - `createdAt` string, required
    - `draftVersionID` string, required
    - `createdByUserID` number, required
    - `clonedFromMainAt` string, nullable
    - `trafficPercentage` number, required
    - `nextReleaseNumber` number, required
    - `publishedVersionID` string, required
    - `draftVersionIDsHistory` string[], required

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