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# Create a new Site
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/magic/sites
Creates a new Site
##### 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)
`Magic WAN Write``Magic Transit Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Identifier
maxLength32
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
name: string
The name of the site.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20name%20%3E%20(schema)>)
connector\_id: optional string
Magic Connector identifier tag.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20connector_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
description: optional string
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20description%20%3E%20(schema)>)
ha\_mode: optional boolean
Site high availability mode. If set to true, the site can have two connectors and runs in high availability mode.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20ha_mode%20%3E%20(schema)>)
location: optional SiteLocation { lat, lon }
Location of site in latitude and longitude.
lat: optional string
Latitude
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lon: optional string
Longitude
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20location%20%3E%20(schema)>)
secondary\_connector\_id: optional string
Magic Connector identifier tag. Used when high availability mode is on.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20secondary_connector_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20errors>)
messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20messages>)
result: Site { id, connector\_id, description, 4 more }
id: optional string
Identifier
maxLength32
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connector\_id: optional string
Magic Connector identifier tag.
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description: optional string
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ha\_mode: optional boolean
Site high availability mode. If set to true, the site can have two connectors and runs in high availability mode.
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location: optional SiteLocation { lat, lon }
Location of site in latitude and longitude.
lat: optional string
Latitude
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lon: optional string
Longitude
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name: optional string
The name of the site.
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secondary\_connector\_id: optional string
Magic Connector identifier tag. Used when high availability mode is on.
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
success: true
Whether the API call was successful
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20magic_transit.sites%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
### Create a new Site
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/magic/sites \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"name": "site_1",
"connector_id": "ac60d3d0435248289d446cedd870bcf4",
"ha_mode": true,
"secondary_connector_id": "8d67040d3835dbcf46ce29da440dc482"
}'
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"result": {
"id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"connector_id": "ac60d3d0435248289d446cedd870bcf4",
"description": "description",
"ha_mode": true,
"location": {
"lat": "37.6192",
"lon": "122.3816"
},
"name": "site_1",
"secondary_connector_id": "8d67040d3835dbcf46ce29da440dc482"
},
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"result": {
"id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
"connector_id": "ac60d3d0435248289d446cedd870bcf4",
"description": "description",
"ha_mode": true,
"location": {
"lat": "37.6192",
"lon": "122.3816"
},
"name": "site_1",
"secondary_connector_id": "8d67040d3835dbcf46ce29da440dc482"
},
"success": true
}
```