---
title: "Create a Label"
method: POST
path: "/v1/accounts/{{account_id}}/labels"
tags: ["Labels"]
---

# Create a Label

`POST /v1/accounts/{{account_id}}/labels`

Create a new label for the account

## Path parameters

- `account_id` string, required

## Headers

- `Content-Type` string, required
- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- LabelPath — The full path for a label that can be assigned to videos
  - `path` string

## Response `201`

Label created

- LabelPath — The full path for a label that can be assigned to videos
  - `path` string

## Other responses

- `401` — UNAUTHORIZED: Authentication failed; check to make sure your client credentials were correct for the access token
- `403` — NOT_AVAILABLE: The resource you are requesting is temporarily unavailable
- `404` — RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND: The api could not find the resource you requested
- `405` — METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED: The HTTP method specified is not allowed for this endpoint
- `429` — TOO_MANY_REQUESTS: You are submitting too many simultaneous requests or too many requests per second
- `500` — UNKNOWN: Issue in Brightcove system; try again later. TIMEOUT: Server likely too busy; try again later.

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