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# Create a custom provider
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/ai-gateway/custom-providers
Creates an account-level custom provider that forwards AI Gateway requests to the HTTPS base URL you supply. Requests reference the provider as `custom-{slug}`, so the slug must be unique within the account.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
`AI Gateway Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
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##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
base\_url: string
formaturi
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name: string
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slug: string
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20ai_gateway.custom_providers%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20slug%20%3E%20(schema)>)
beta: optional boolean
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curl\_example: optional string
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20ai_gateway.custom_providers%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20curl_example%20%3E%20(schema)>)
description: optional string
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20ai_gateway.custom_providers%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20description%20%3E%20(schema)>)
enable: optional boolean
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headers: optional string
JSON object of extra HTTP headers that AI Gateway sends to the provider. Values can contain credentials.
maxLength8192
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js\_example: optional string
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link: optional string
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position: optional number
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##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
result: object {id, base\_url, created\_at, 12 more }
id: string
formatuuid
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base\_url: string
formaturi
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created\_at: string
formatdate-time
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modified\_at: string
formatdate-time
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name: string
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slug: string
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beta: optional boolean
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curl\_example: optional string
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description: optional string
Link to this property
enable: optional boolean
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headers: optional string
JSON object of extra HTTP headers that AI Gateway sends to the provider. Values can contain credentials.
maxLength8192
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js\_example: optional string
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link: optional string
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logo: optional string
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position: optional number
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success: boolean
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### Create a custom provider
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/ai-gateway/custom-providers \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"base_url": "https://example.com",
"name": "name",
"slug": "slug"
}'
```
200 example
```
{
"result": {
"id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
"base_url": "https://example.com",
"created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
"modified_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
"name": "name",
"slug": "slug",
"beta": true,
"curl_example": "curl_example",
"description": "description",
"enable": true,
"headers": "headers",
"js_example": "js_example",
"link": "link",
"logo": "logo",
"position": 0
},
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"result": {
"id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
"base_url": "https://example.com",
"created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
"modified_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
"name": "name",
"slug": "slug",
"beta": true,
"curl_example": "curl_example",
"description": "description",
"enable": true,
"headers": "headers",
"js_example": "js_example",
"link": "link",
"logo": "logo",
"position": 0
},
"success": true
}
```