---
title: "Create a project"
method: POST
path: "/projects"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# Create a project

`POST /projects`

Creates a new project for an account.

**Rate limit:** 60 requests per minute

## Request body

- CreateProjectRequestBody
  - `account_id` string, required — Account ID for this project
  - `customer_portal_visible` boolean — Customer portal visible for this project
  - `description_html` string — Description HTML for this project
  - `end_date` string — End date for this project, in RFC 3339 format
  - `name` string, required — Name for this project
  - `owner_id` string — Owner ID for this project
  - `project_template_id` string — Project template ID for this project
  - `start_date` string — Start date for this project, in RFC 3339 format

## Response `200`

- CreateProjectResponseBody
  - `data` Project
    - `account` MiniAccount
      - `external_ids` ExternalID[] — External IDs associated with the account.
        - `external_id` string — The external ID. Must be unique per object type (ex. account).
        - `label` string — The label of the external ID. Must be unique per object.
      - `id` string — The ID of the account.
    - `archived_at` string — The archived at time of the project in RFC3339 format.
    - `created_at` string — The created at time of the project.
    - `custom_fields` object — Custom fields for this project, keyed by slug.
    - `customer_portal_visible` boolean — The customer portal visible of the project.
    - `description_html` string — The description of the project in HTML format.
    - `end_date` string — The end date of the project in RFC3339 format.
    - `id` string — The ID of the project.
    - `is_archived` boolean — Whether the project is archived.
    - `name` string — The name of the project.
    - `owner_id` string — The owner ID of the project.
    - `project_template` MiniProjectTemplate
      - `id` string — The ID of the project template.
    - `start_date` string — The start date of the project in RFC3339 format.
    - `updated_at` string — The updated at time of the project.
  - `request_id` string — The request ID for tracking.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request was invalid or could not be completed.
- `404`

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