---
title: "Create an organization"
method: POST
path: "/v2/organizations"
tags: ["Organizations"]
---

# Create an organization

`POST /v2/organizations`

Create a new organization within the account.

**Payload Requirements**
- `name` is required and must be unique within the account.
- `description` is optional and defaults to an empty string if omitted.
- System-managed fields (`id`, `created_at`) are generated automatically and rejected if provided.

**Valid example**
```json
{
  "name": "Agent Engineering Team",
  "description": "Organization for the Agent Engineering team"
}
```

**Invalid example** (duplicate name)
```json
{
  "name": "Agent Engineering Team"
}
```
Fails with 409 Conflict if an organization with that name already exists in the account.

<Note>This endpoint is in beta, read more [here](https://arize.com/docs/ax/rest-reference#api-version-stages).</Note>

## Request body

- CreateOrganizationRequest
  - `name` string, required — Name of the organization (must be unique within the account)
  - `description` string — A brief description of the organization's purpose. Defaults to an empty string if omitted.

## Response `201`

An organization object

- Organization — An organization is a top-level container within an account for grouping spaces and managing access control. Organizations enable team separation with role-based access control at the organization level.
  - `id` string, required — A universally unique identifier (base64-encoded opaque string).
  - `name` string, required — Name of the organization
  - `description` string, required — A brief description of the organization's purpose
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp for when the organization was created

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Authentication is required
- `403` — Insufficient permissions to access this resource
- `409` — Resource conflict
- `422` — Unprocessable entity
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded

---

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