---
title: "create team"
method: POST
path: "/api/v0/team/"
tags: ["Team"]
---

# create team

`POST /api/v0/team/`

Creates a new [team](https://docs.vast.ai/documentation/teams/teams-overview) with given name and following default roles:
- **Owner**: Full access to all team resources, settings, and member management. The team owner is the user who creates the team.
- **Manager**: All permissions of owner except team deletion.
- **Member**: Can view, create, and interact with instances, but cannot access billing, team management, autoscaler, or machines.

- The API key used to create the team becomes the team key and is used for all team operations (e.g., creating roles, deleting the team).
- You can optionally transfer credits from your personal account to the new team account using the `transfer_credit` field.

CLI Usage: `vastai create team --team_name <team_name> [--transfer_credit <amount>]`

## Request body

- object
  - `team_name` string, required
  - `transfer_credit` number, float — Credits to transfer from personal account to team

## Response `200`

Team Successfully Created!

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `msg` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

---

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