---
updatedAt: 2024-11-18T20:45:02.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://parasol-public.readme.io/llms.txt
---

# Create Project

Creates a new project within an organization. A project is the top-level container for collections, items, and users.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Parasol API V2",
    "version": "2.0.1"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "{API_URL}"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "bearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "bearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Project"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/projects": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "Project"
        ],
        "summary": "Create Project",
        "description": "Creates a new project within an organization. A project is the top-level container for collections, items, and users.",
        "requestBody": {
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "organizationId",
                  "name",
                  "networkId"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "organizationId": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "format": "uuid",
                    "description": "The organization ID this project belongs to"
                  },
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "Name of the project"
                  },
                  "networkId": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "format": "uuid",
                    "description": "The network ID for the project"
                  }
                },
                "example": {
                  "organizationId": "{{organizationId}}",
                  "name": "Test Project",
                  "networkId": "{{networkId}}"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "201": {
            "description": "Project created successfully",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "data": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "id": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "format": "uuid"
                        },
                        "name": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "networkId": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "format": "uuid"
                        },
                        "organizationId": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "format": "uuid"
                        },
                        "createdAt": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "format": "date-time"
                        },
                        "updatedAt": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "format": "date-time"
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```