---
title: "Create a router resource"
method: POST
path: "/routers"
tags: ["Router"]
---

# Create a router resource

`POST /routers`

Create a router resource. Requires admin access.

## Request body

- RouterCreate
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `fingerprint` string, nullable
  - `cost` integer, required
  - `noTraversal` boolean, required
  - `disabled` boolean, nullable
  - `ctrlChanListeners` object
  - `configs` string[]
  - `tags` Tags

## Response `201`

The create request was successful and the resource has been added at the following location

- CreateEnvelope
  - `meta` Meta
    - `filterableFields` string[]
    - `pagination` Pagination
      - `limit` number, required
      - `offset` number, required
      - `totalCount` number, required
    - `apiEnrollmentVersion` string
    - `apiVersion` string
  - `data` CreateLocation
    - `_links` Links — A map of named links
    - `id` string

## Other responses

- `400` — The supplied request contains invalid fields or could not be parsed (json and non-json bodies). The error's code, message, and cause fields can be inspected for further information
- `401` — The currently supplied session does not have the correct access rights to request this resource
- `429` — The resource requested is rate limited and the rate limit has been exceeded
- `503` — The request could not be completed due to the server being busy or in a temporarily bad state

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