---
title: "Create a Warehouse"
method: POST
path: "/warehouses"
tags: ["Warehouses"]
---

# Create a Warehouse

`POST /warehouses`

Create a warehouse / storage location

### Parameters

**name** `REQUIRED`

The name or primary label for your warehouse or storage location

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**internal_id** `OPTIONAL`

Custom ID you use to identify this record

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**track_capabity** `OPTIONAL`

Boolean value to determine if the warehouse tracks different shelves or bins to store different items OR is treated as a single container like a tank or silo.

If enabled, retrieving a warehouse will include its current amount available.

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**capacity** `OPTIONAL`

If tracking capcity in the warehouse (not bins) - a numeric value to determine the total storage amount available based on unit.

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**unit** `OPTIONAL`

If tracking capcity in the warehouse, the unit used for inventory is stored.

> "Bales", "Barrels", "Bunches", "Bushels", "Dozen", "Fluid Ounces", "Gallons", "Grams", "Head", "Kilograms", "Kiloliter", "Liter", "Milliliter", "Ounces", "Pounds", "Quantity", "Quarts", "Tonnes", "Tons" 
  

Defaults to `Quantity`

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**description** `OPTIONAL`

Text description or summary of the warehouse. Can be used to communicate location or other identification information to your team members.

## Headers

- `Content-Type` string

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Successful response

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