---
title: "Create a dashboard list"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/dashboard/lists/manual"
tags: ["Dashboard Lists"]
---

# Create a dashboard list

`POST /api/v1/dashboard/lists/manual`

Create an empty dashboard list.

## Request body

- DashboardList — Your Datadog Dashboards.
  - `author` Creator — Object describing the creator of the shared element.
    - `email` string — Email of the creator.
    - `handle` string — Handle of the creator.
    - `name` string, nullable — Name of the creator.
  - `created` string, date-time — Date of creation of the dashboard list.
  - `dashboard_count` integer — The number of dashboards in the list.
  - `id` integer — The ID of the dashboard list.
  - `is_favorite` boolean — Whether or not the list is in the favorites.
  - `modified` string, date-time — Date of last edition of the dashboard list.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the dashboard list.
  - `type` string — The type of dashboard list.

## Response `200`

OK

- DashboardList — Your Datadog Dashboards.
  - `author` Creator — Object describing the creator of the shared element.
    - `email` string — Email of the creator.
    - `handle` string — Handle of the creator.
    - `name` string, nullable — Name of the creator.
  - `created` string, date-time — Date of creation of the dashboard list.
  - `dashboard_count` integer — The number of dashboards in the list.
  - `id` integer — The ID of the dashboard list.
  - `is_favorite` boolean — Whether or not the list is in the favorites.
  - `modified` string, date-time — Date of last edition of the dashboard list.
  - `name` string, required — The name of the dashboard list.
  - `type` string — The type of dashboard list.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `429` — Too many requests

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/datadog/apis/api-v1.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/datadog/apis/api-v1/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/datadog/api-v1/revisions/ca5871004d26/schema)