---
title: "Create a new Location"
method: POST
path: "/location.json"
tags: ["Locations"]
---

# Create a new Location

`POST /location.json`

#### OAuth Scope
This endpoint requires the following OAuth scope **manage_locations**.

			
			
#### Record UUID
UUID is optional for record creation. If no UUID is supplied, a UUID will be automatically generated for the new record and returned in the `x-record-uuid` response header.

## Request body

- LocationCreate
  - `name` string, required — Location's name
  - `line1` string — First line of the location's address. Contains the street number and street name.
  - `line2` string — Second line of the location's address. Used for additional address information such as building/suite numbers or street details.
  - `line3` string — Third line of the location's address. Used for additional address details when line1 and line2 are not sufficient.
  - `city` string — Email Address
  - `country` string — Email Address
  - `post_code` string — Email Address
  - `phone_1` string — Primary contact phone number for the location. Can include formatting characters.
  - `state` string — Address State
  - `lng` number, float — Longitude coordinate of the location in decimal degrees format. Used for geolocation and distance calculations. Expected range is between -180 and 180 degrees.
  - `lat` number, float — Latitude coordinate of the location in decimal degrees format. Used for geolocation and distance calculations. Expected range is between -90 and 90 degrees.
  - `uuid` string, uuid — Unique identifier for this record

## Response `200`

Success

- Result
  - `errorCode` number
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request - The request is malformed or contains invalid parameters
- `401` — Unauthorized - Authentication credentials are missing or invalid
- `403` — Forbidden - You don't have permission to create this resource
- `429` — Too Many Requests - You have exceeded the rate limit
- `500` — Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred on the server

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