---
title: "Create a new gateway"
method: POST
path: "/gateway"
tags: ["Gateways"]
---

# Create a new gateway

`POST /gateway`

Creates a new gateway with a unique topic and URL.

## Request body

- GatewayCreateRequest
  - `name` string, required — Name of the gateway
  - `description` string — Description of the gateway
  - `active` boolean, required — Whether the gateway is active
  - `middleware` Middleware[] — List of middleware to be applied to the gateway
    - `order` integer — Execution order of the middleware
    - `resource` string — Resource identifier for the middleware function
    - `resource_type` 'function' | 'service' — Type of resource the middleware points to
    - `resource_version` string — Version of the middleware resource to use
    - `type` 'pre-request' | 'post-request' — When the middleware should execute
  - `limit` Limit
    - `request` integer — Maximum number of requests allowed
    - `time` integer — Time window for rate limiting in milliseconds
  - `timeout` integer — Timeout in milliseconds for gateway requests

## Response `200`

Gateway created successfully

- GatewayResponseWrapper
  - `body` GatewayResponse
    - `name` string — Name of the gateway
    - `description` string — Description of the gateway
    - `url` string — URL of the gateway
    - `subject` string — Subject identifier of the gateway
    - `active` boolean — Whether the gateway is active
    - `timeout` integer — Timeout in milliseconds for gateway requests
    - `limit` Limit
      - `request` integer — Maximum number of requests allowed
      - `time` integer — Time window for rate limiting in milliseconds
    - `middleware` Middleware[] — List of middleware applied to the gateway
      - `order` integer — Execution order of the middleware
      - `resource` string — Resource identifier for the middleware function
      - `resource_type` 'function' | 'service' — Type of resource the middleware points to
      - `resource_version` string — Version of the middleware resource to use
      - `type` 'pre-request' | 'post-request' — When the middleware should execute
    - `modified` integer — Unix timestamp of when the gateway was last modified
    - `type` string — Type of the gateway record
  - `metadata` Metadata
    - `subject` string — Subject identifier for the resource

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request

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[API](https://skmtc.net/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway-4.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway-4/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/quivaworks/quiva-ai-gateway-4/revisions/c040b7174eb9/schema)