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# Create Pipeline
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/pipelines/v1/pipelines
Create a new Pipeline.
##### 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)
`Pipelines Write`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Specifies the public ID of the account.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20pipelines%20%3E%20(method)%20create_v1%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse
name: string
Specifies the name of the Pipeline.
maxLength128
minLength1
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20pipelines%20%3E%20(method)%20create_v1%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20name%20%3E%20(schema)>)
sql: string
Specifies SQL for the Pipeline processing flow.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20pipelines%20%3E%20(method)%20create_v1%20%3E%20(params)%200%20%3E%20(param)%20sql%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
result: object {id, created\_at, modified\_at, 3 more }
id: string
Indicates a unique identifier for this pipeline.
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created\_at: string
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modified\_at: string
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name: string
Indicates the name of the Pipeline.
maxLength128
minLength1
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sql: string
Specifies SQL for the Pipeline processing flow.
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status: string
Indicates the current status of the Pipeline.
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20pipelines%20%3E%20(method)%20create_v1%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
success: boolean
Indicates whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20pipelines%20%3E%20(method)%20create_v1%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
### Create Pipeline
HTTP
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```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/pipelines/v1/pipelines \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"name": "my_pipeline",
"sql": "insert into sink select * from source;"
}'
```
200 example
```
{
"result": {
"id": "01234567890123457689012345678901",
"created_at": "created_at",
"modified_at": "modified_at",
"name": "my_pipeline",
"sql": "insert into sink select * from source;",
"status": "status"
},
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"result": {
"id": "01234567890123457689012345678901",
"created_at": "created_at",
"modified_at": "modified_at",
"name": "my_pipeline",
"sql": "insert into sink select * from source;",
"status": "status"
},
"success": true
}
```