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# Create organization

client.organizations.create(OrganizationCreateParams {name, parent, profile } body, RequestOptionsoptions?): [Organization](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript/resources/organizations#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)>) {id, create\_time, meta, 3 more }

POST/organizations

Create a new organization for a user. Sub-organization creation availability depends on the organization’s capabilities. (Currently in Public Beta - see https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/organizations/)

##### Security

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)

`User Details Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

body: OrganizationCreateParams {name, parent, profile }

</summary>

name: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20name">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

parent?: <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript/resources/organizations/methods/create#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20parent%20%3E%20(schema)">Parent</a>

</summary>

id: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20parent%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20id">Link to this property</a>

name: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20parent%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20name">Link to this property</a>

</details>

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20parent">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

profile?: <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript/resources/organizations/methods/create#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20profile%20%3E%20(schema)">Profile</a>

</summary>

business\_address: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20profile%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20business_address">Link to this property</a>

business\_email: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20profile%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20business_email">Link to this property</a>

business\_name: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20profile%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20business_name">Link to this property</a>

business\_phone: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20profile%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20business_phone">Link to this property</a>

external\_metadata: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20profile%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20external_metadata">Link to this property</a>

</details>

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20profile">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

Organization {id, create\_time, meta, 3 more }

References an Organization in the Cloudflare data model.

</summary>

id: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20id">Link to this property</a>

create\_time: string

formatdate-time

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20create_time">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

meta: Meta {hierarchy\_tags, managed\_by, tenant\_flags }

</summary>

hierarchy\_tags?: Array&lt;string&gt;

Ordered chain of organization tags from the root organization down to (and including) this organization itself. Root organizations return a single-element array containing their own tag; sub-organizations return <code>[rootTag, ...intermediateTags, parentTag, selfTag]</code>. Useful for constructing authorization scopes that need to cover every ancestor in the hierarchy.

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20hierarchy_tags">Link to this property</a>

managed\_by?: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20managed_by">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

tenant\_flags?: TenantFlags {account\_creation, account\_creation\_applies\_tenant\_defaults, account\_deletion, 5 more }

Enable features for Organizations.

</summary>

account\_creation: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20tenant_flags%20%3E%20(property)%20account_creation">Link to this property</a>

account\_creation\_applies\_tenant\_defaults: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20tenant_flags%20%3E%20(property)%20account_creation_applies_tenant_defaults">Link to this property</a>

account\_deletion: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20tenant_flags%20%3E%20(property)%20account_deletion">Link to this property</a>

account\_migration: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20tenant_flags%20%3E%20(property)%20account_migration">Link to this property</a>

account\_mobility: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20tenant_flags%20%3E%20(property)%20account_mobility">Link to this property</a>

enterprise\_capability: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20tenant_flags%20%3E%20(property)%20enterprise_capability">Link to this property</a>

member\_management: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20tenant_flags%20%3E%20(property)%20member_management">Link to this property</a>

sub\_org\_creation: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20tenant_flags%20%3E%20(property)%20sub_org_creation">Link to this property</a>

</details>

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta%20%3E%20(property)%20tenant_flags">Link to this property</a>

</details>

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20meta">Link to this property</a>

name: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20name">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

parent?: Parent {id, name }

</summary>

id: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20parent%20%3E%20(property)%20id">Link to this property</a>

name: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20parent%20%3E%20(property)%20name">Link to this property</a>

</details>

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20parent">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

profile?: Profile {business\_address, business\_email, business\_name, 2 more }

</summary>

business\_address: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20profile%20%3E%20(property)%20business_address">Link to this property</a>

business\_email: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20profile%20%3E%20(property)%20business_email">Link to this property</a>

business\_name: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20profile%20%3E%20(property)%20business_name">Link to this property</a>

business\_phone: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20profile%20%3E%20(property)%20business_phone">Link to this property</a>

external\_metadata: string

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20profile%20%3E%20(property)%20external_metadata">Link to this property</a>

</details>

<a href="#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20profile">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20organizations%20%3E%20(model)%20organization%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Create organization

TypeScript

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiEmail: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL'], // This is the default and can be omitted
  apiKey: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const organization = await client.organizations.create({ name: 'name' });

console.log(organization.id);
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "id": "a7b9c3d2e8f4a1b5c6d0e9f2a3b7c4d8",
    "create_time": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "meta": {
      "hierarchy_tags": [
        "string"
      ],
      "managed_by": "managed_by",
      "tenant_flags": {
        "account_creation": "account_creation",
        "account_creation_applies_tenant_defaults": "account_creation_applies_tenant_defaults",
        "account_deletion": "account_deletion",
        "account_migration": "account_migration",
        "account_mobility": "account_mobility",
        "enterprise_capability": "enterprise_capability",
        "member_management": "member_management",
        "sub_org_creation": "sub_org_creation"
      }
    },
    "name": "name",
    "parent": {
      "id": "a7b9c3d2e8f4a1b5c6d0e9f2a3b7c4d8",
      "name": "name"
    },
    "profile": {
      "business_address": "business_address",
      "business_email": "business_email",
      "business_name": "business_name",
      "business_phone": "business_phone",
      "external_metadata": "external_metadata"
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "id": "a7b9c3d2e8f4a1b5c6d0e9f2a3b7c4d8",
    "create_time": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "meta": {
      "hierarchy_tags": [
        "string"
      ],
      "managed_by": "managed_by",
      "tenant_flags": {
        "account_creation": "account_creation",
        "account_creation_applies_tenant_defaults": "account_creation_applies_tenant_defaults",
        "account_deletion": "account_deletion",
        "account_migration": "account_migration",
        "account_mobility": "account_mobility",
        "enterprise_capability": "enterprise_capability",
        "member_management": "member_management",
        "sub_org_creation": "sub_org_creation"
      }
    },
    "name": "name",
    "parent": {
      "id": "a7b9c3d2e8f4a1b5c6d0e9f2a3b7c4d8",
      "name": "name"
    },
    "profile": {
      "business_address": "business_address",
      "business_email": "business_email",
      "business_name": "business_name",
      "business_phone": "business_phone",
      "external_metadata": "external_metadata"
    }
  },
  "success": true
}
```