---
title: "Create Organization"
method: POST
path: "/api/access/v1/external/organizations"
tags: ["Organizations"]
---

# Create Organization

`POST /api/access/v1/external/organizations`

Use this API to create an organization within the organizational hierarchy.

> 🗒 Things to Know
>
> - The organization will be created as a child of the organization specified in the `parentExternalId` parameter. If a `parentExternalId`value is not specified in the request, the organization will be created as a child of the root organization.

## Request body

- PlatformAccessManagementOrganizationExternalRequest
  - `externalId` string, required — The external identifier of the organization. Accepts alphanumeric characters, underscores, periods, colons, and hyphens.
  - `parentExternalId` string — The external identifier of the parent organization.
  - `parentOrganizationId` string, uuid — The unique identifier of the parent organization.
  - `defaultLanguageCode` string — The ISO language code for the organization's default language (for example: en, fr, de, es, zh).
  - `name` string, required — The name of the organization.
  - `defaultApprover` string, email, required — The email address of the default approver for the organization.
  - `description` string — A brief description of the organization.

## Response `201`

Created

- PlatformAccessManagementOrganizationExternalResponse
  - `organizationId` string, uuid — The unique identifier of the organization.
  - `externalId` string — The external identifier of the organization.
  - `parentOrganizationId` string, uuid — The unique identifier of the parent organization.
  - `parentExternalId` string — The external identifier of the parent organization.
  - `name` string — The name of the organization.
  - `defaultApprover` string — The email address of the default approver for the organization.
  - `defaultLanguageCode` string — The ISO language code for the organization's default language (for example: en, fr, de, es, zh).
  - `description` string — A brief description of the organization.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `429` — Too Many Requests. For more information, see [API Rate Limits](https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/rate-limits-overview).
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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