---
title: "Create screen tab"
method: POST
path: "/rest/api/2/screens/{screenId}/tabs"
tags: ["Screen tabs"]
---

# Create screen tab

`POST /rest/api/2/screens/{screenId}/tabs`

Creates a tab for a screen.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

## Path parameters

- `screenId` integer, required

## Request body

- ScreenableTab — A screen tab.
  - `id` integer — The ID of the screen tab.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the screen tab. The maximum length is 255 characters.

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

- ScreenableTab — A screen tab.
  - `id` integer — The ID of the screen tab.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the screen tab. The maximum length is 255 characters.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request is invalid.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the necessary permission.
- `404` — Returned if the screen is not found.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/versions/a26541c2f8bd/schema)