> ## Documentation Index
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# Create Pod

> Create a new system pod

# Create Pod

Create a new system pod for platform operations.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST 'https://api.weir.ai/pax/pod' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ADMIN_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
      "platform": {
        "platformId": "platform_123456789"
      },
      "scopes": ["read", "write", "crawl"]
    }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "podId": "pod_123456789",
      "platformId": "platform_123456789",
      "scopes": ["read", "write", "crawl"],
      "status": "created",
      "createdAt": "2024-01-22T15:30:00Z"
    },
    "message": "Pod created successfully",
    "status": "success"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Request Body

<ParamField body="platform" type="object" required>
  Platform information.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="scopes" type="array" required>
  Array of permission scopes for the pod.
</ParamField>

## Usage Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const createPod = async (podData, accessToken) => {
    const response = await fetch('https://api.weir.ai/pax/pod', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify(podData)
    });
    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
    return await response.json();
  };
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  def create_pod(pod_data, access_token):
      response = requests.post(
          'https://api.weir.ai/pax/pod',
          headers={
              'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}',
              'Content-Type': 'application/json'
          },
          json=pod_data
      )
      response.raise_for_status()
      return response.json()
  ```
</CodeGroup>