---
title: "Create an event forwarder"
method: POST
path: "/v1/event-forwarders"
tags: ["Event Forwarders"]
---

# Create an event forwarder

`POST /v1/event-forwarders`

Create a new event forwarder with the specified driver and configuration.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required — Unique event forwarder name
  - `description` string — Event forwarder description
  - `driverName` string, required — Event forwarder driver name
  - `configuration` object — Driver-specific configuration object

## Response `201`

Event forwarder created successfully

- EventForwarder
  - `name` string — Event forwarder name
  - `description` string — Event forwarder description
  - `driverName` string — Event forwarder driver name
  - `configuration` object — Driver-specific configuration object
  - `driverInitialized` boolean — Whether the driver was initialized successfully
  - `errorMessage` string — Last error message
  - `sendStatus` integer — Last delivery status code
  - `healthCheckStatus` boolean — Health check status
  - `lastMessageTime` string — Timestamp of last forwarded event
  - `messageCount` integer — Total events forwarded
  - `failureCount` integer — Total delivery failures
  - `droppedCount` integer — Total events dropped
  - `queueSize` integer — Current event queue size

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid or missing required fields
- `403` — Access denied
- `409` — Event forwarder with this name already exists

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