---
title: "Create a new project in the organization. Projects can be created and archived, but cannot be deleted."
url: "https://kongair.terwilligar.com/apis/openai-api-2-3-0/versions/ea92d048-c746-4ead-a6a8-da28d93137d1/operations/create-project"
---

> Full API specification: https://kongair.terwilligar.com/apis/openai-api-2-3-0/versions/ea92d048-c746-4ead-a6a8-da28d93137d1.md

# Create a new project in the organization. Projects can be created and archived, but cannot be deleted.

`POST` `/organization/projects`

Operation ID: `create-project`

## Request body (required)

Content types: `application/json`

## Responses

- `200` - Project created successfully.

## OpenAPI definition

```yaml
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: OpenAI API
  version: 2.3.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.openai.com/v1
paths:
  /organization/projects:
    post:
      summary: Create a new project in the organization. Projects can be created and
        archived, but cannot be deleted.
      operationId: create-project
      tags:
        - Projects
      requestBody:
        description: The project create request payload.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: "#/components/schemas/ProjectCreateRequest"
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Project created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Project"
      x-oaiMeta:
        name: Create project
        group: administration
        returns: The created [Project](/docs/api-reference/projects/object) object.
        examples:
          request:
            curl: |
              curl -X POST https://api.openai.com/v1/organization/projects \
                -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_ADMIN_KEY" \
                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
                -d '{
                    "name": "Project ABC"
                }'
          response: |
            {
                "id": "proj_abc",
                "object": "organization.project",
                "name": "Project ABC",
                "created_at": 1711471533,
                "archived_at": null,
                "status": "active"
            }
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ProjectCreateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The friendly name of the project, this name appears in reports.
      required:
        - name
    Project:
      type: object
      description: Represents an individual project.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - organization.project
          description: The object type, which is always `organization.project`
          x-stainless-const: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the project. This appears in reporting.
        created_at:
          type: integer
          description: The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the project was created.
        archived_at:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the project was archived or
            `null`.
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - active
            - archived
          description: "`active` or `archived`"
      required:
        - id
        - object
        - name
        - created_at
        - status
      x-oaiMeta:
        name: The project object
        example: |
          {
              "id": "proj_abc",
              "object": "organization.project",
              "name": "Project example",
              "created_at": 1711471533,
              "archived_at": null,
              "status": "active"
          }
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
```