---
title: "Create a Plot"
method: POST
path: "/plots"
tags: ["Plots & Grow Locations"]
---

# Create a Plot

`POST /plots`

Create a grow location or plot

### Parameters

**title** `REQUIRED`  
The name of your grow location

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**type** `OPTIONAL`

The type of grow location. Supported options are:

> "Field", "Greenhouse", "Grow Room", "Pasture", "Paddock", "Other" 
  

Defaults to `Field`

---

**layout_type** `OPTIONAL`

How should plantings be managed and calculated. Supported options are:

> "Planted in Beds", "Cover Crop", "Row Crops", "Other" 
  

Defaults to `Planted in Beds`

---

**description** `OPTIONAL`

Text describing the grow location

---

**grazing_rest_days** `OPTIONAL`

If using for grazing, the number of days that the location should be rested between grazings.

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**internal_id** `OPTIONAL`

Custom internal ID to identify the grow location.

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**electronic_id** `OPTIONAL`

Electronic ID - useful to set if using an RFID or barcode scanner to search for for sync data with Farmbrite.

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**light_profile** `OPTIONAL`

Light profile of planting area. Supported options are:

> "Full Sun", "Full to Part Sun", "Partial Sun", "Sun to Part Shade", "Partial Shade", "Full Shade" 
  

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**size** `OPTIONAL`

Size in Acres/Hectares (based on account settings)

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**status** `OPTIONAL`

Growing status of the grow location. Supported options are:

> "Active", "Fallow", "Leased", "Other"

## Headers

- `Content-Type` string

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Successful response

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