---
title: "Create an environment"
method: POST
path: "/v1/environments"
tags: ["Environments"]
---

# Create an environment

`POST /v1/environments`

Creates a new environment within the current organization. 
    Environments allow you to manage different stages of your application development lifecycle.
    Each environment has its own set of API keys and configurations.

## Headers

- `idempotency-key` string

## Request body

- CreateEnvironmentRequestDto
  - `name` string, required — Name of the environment to be created
  - `parentId` string — MongoDB ObjectId of the parent environment (optional)
  - `color` string, required — Hex color code for the environment

## Response `201`

Created

- EnvironmentResponseDto
  - `_id` string, required — Unique identifier of the environment
  - `name` string, required — Name of the environment
  - `_organizationId` string, required — Organization ID associated with the environment
  - `identifier` string, required — Unique identifier for the environment
  - `type` 'dev' | 'prod', nullable — Type of the environment
  - `apiKeys` ApiKeyDto[] — List of API keys associated with the environment
    - `key` string, required — API key
    - `_userId` string, required — User ID associated with the API key
    - `hash` string — Hashed representation of the API key
  - `_parentId` string — Parent environment ID
  - `slug` string — URL-friendly slug for the environment

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `402` — Payment Required
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `405` — Method Not Allowed
- `409` — Conflict
- `413` — Payload Too Large
- `414` — URI Too Long
- `415` — Unsupported Media Type
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — The client has sent too many requests in a given amount of time.
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `503` — The server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overload or scheduled maintenance, which will likely be alleviated after some delay.

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