---
title: "Create a new pad"
method: POST
path: "/admin/api/pads/{padId}"
tags: ["Pads"]
---

# Create a new pad

`POST /admin/api/pads/{padId}`

Creates a new pad with optional initial text

## Path parameters

- `padId` string, required

## Request body

- PadCreatePadRequest
  - `authorId` string
  - `text` string

## Response `200`

OK

- string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `409` — Conflict
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/ether/apis/etherpad-go-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/ether/apis/etherpad-go-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/ether/etherpad-go-api/versions/6f3a072916e8/schema)