---
title: "Create a new playlist"
method: POST
path: "/v1/playlists"
tags: ["Playlists"]
---

# Create a new playlist

`POST /v1/playlists`

Create a new playlist for the authenticated user

## Request body

- CreatePlaylistRequest — Request body for creating a new playlist
  - `description` string — Playlist description
  - `emoji` string — Unicode emoji character for the playlist
  - `linkScope` 'public' | 'private' | 'password' | 'embedonly' — Access level: public (anyone with link), private (org members only), password (requires password), embedonly (only viewable when embedded)
  - `name` string, required — Playlist name (required)
  - `password` string — Password for viewing. Required when linkScope is 'password', ignored otherwise.
  - `searchEngineIndexingEnabled` boolean — Allow search engine indexing (default: false)
  - `visibility` 'org' | 'personal' — Visibility: org (shared with entire organization) or personal (only creator)

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `playlist` PlaylistDetail, required — Detailed information about a playlist
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — ISO 8601 datetime
    - `description` string, required — Playlist description
    - `emoji` string, required — Unicode emoji character for the playlist
    - `groupId` string, nullable, required — Playlist group this playlist belongs to in the sidebar, or null if ungrouped
    - `id` string, required — Unique playlist identifier
    - `linkScope` 'public' | 'private' | 'password' | 'embedonly', required — Access level: public (anyone with link), private (org members only), password (requires password), embedonly (only viewable when embedded)
    - `links` PlaylistLinks, required — URLs related to a playlist
      - `viewPage` string, uri, required — URL to view the playlist on Tella
    - `name` string, required — Playlist name
    - `searchEngineIndexingEnabled` boolean, required — Whether search engines can index this playlist
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — ISO 8601 datetime
    - `videos` integer, required — Number of videos in the playlist
    - `visibility` 'org' | 'personal', required — Visibility: org (shared with entire organization) or personal (only creator)

## Other responses

- `400` — The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
- `401` — Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key.
- `403` — You don't have permission to access this resource.
- `404` — The requested resource was not found.
- `429` — You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down.
- `500` — An unexpected error occurred
- `501` — The requested operation is not implemented.

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