---
title: "Create an organization"
method: POST
path: "/v1/organizations"
tags: ["Organizations"]
---

# Create an organization

`POST /v1/organizations`

Creates a new organization related to your Straddle integration. Organizations can be used to group related accounts and manage permissions across multiple users.

## Headers

- `request-id` string
- `correlation-id` string
- `idempotency-key` string

## Request body

- CreateOrganizationV1Request
  - `name` string, required — The name of the organization.
  - `metadata` object, nullable — Up to 20 additional user-defined key-value pairs. Useful for storing additional information about the organization in a structured format.
  - `external_id` string, nullable — Unique identifier for the organization in your database, used for cross-referencing between Straddle and your systems.

## Response `201`

Created

- ItemResponseOfOrganizationV1
  - `meta` ResponseMetadata, required — Metadata about the API request, including an identifier and timestamp.
    - `api_request_id` string, uuid, required — Unique identifier for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.
    - `api_request_timestamp` string, date-time, required — Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.
  - `response_type` 'object' | 'array' | 'error' | 'none', required — Indicates the structure of the returned content. - "object" means the `data` field contains a single JSON object. - "array" means the `data` field contains an array of objects. - "error" means the `data` field contains an error object with details of the issue. - "none" means no data is returned.
  - `data` OrganizationV1, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required — Straddle's unique identifier for the organization.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the organization.
    - `external_id` string, nullable — Unique identifier for the organization in your database, used for cross-referencing between Straddle and your systems.
    - `metadata` object, nullable — Up to 20 additional user-defined key-value pairs. Useful for storing additional information about the organization in a structured format.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp of when the organization was created.
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp of the most recent update to the organization.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `422` — Validation Failed
- `500` — Server Error

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