# Create

Create a new agent.





```http
POST /api/public/v1/agents
```

## Request body [#request-body]

<TypeTable
  type="{
  name: {
    type: &#x22;string&#x22;,
    required: true,
    description: &#x22;Display name for the agent.&#x22;
  },
  instances_count: {
    type: &#x22;integer&#x22;,
    default: &#x22;1&#x22;,
    description: &#x22;Number of agent instances to run. Must be `≥ 1`. Zero or negative values are rejected with `400`.&#x22;
  }
}"
/>

## Example [#example]

<Tabs items="[&#x22;bash&#x22;, &#x22;TypeScript&#x22;, &#x22;Ruby&#x22;, &#x22;Python&#x22;, &#x22;Go&#x22;]">
  <Tab value="bash">
    ```bash
    curl -X POST https://api.nairi.ai/api/public/v1/agents \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $NAIRI_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "name": "My New Agent",
        "instances_count": 1
      }'
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="TypeScript">
    ```ts
    const res = await fetch("https://api.nairi.ai/api/public/v1/agents", {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NAIRI_API_KEY}`,
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        name: "My New Agent",
        instances_count: 1,
      }),
    });
    const data = (await res.json()) as { agent_id: string };
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="Ruby">
    ```ruby
    require "net/http"
    require "json"
    require "uri"

    uri = URI("https://api.nairi.ai/api/public/v1/agents")
    req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
    req["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{ENV['NAIRI_API_KEY']}"
    req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
    req.body = { name: "My New Agent", instances_count: 1 }.to_json

    res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
    data = JSON.parse(res.body)
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="Python">
    ```python
    import os
    import requests

    res = requests.post(
        "https://api.nairi.ai/api/public/v1/agents",
        headers={
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NAIRI_API_KEY']}",
            "Content-Type": "application/json",
        },
        json={
            "name": "My New Agent",
            "instances_count": 1,
        },
    )
    data = res.json()
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="Go">
    ```go
    package main

    import (
    	"bytes"
    	"encoding/json"
    	"fmt"
    	"io"
    	"net/http"
    	"os"
    )

    func main() {
    	body, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
    		"name":            "My New Agent",
    		"instances_count": 1,
    	})
    	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.nairi.ai/api/public/v1/agents", bytes.NewReader(body))
    	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("NAIRI_API_KEY"))
    	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
    	defer res.Body.Close()
    	raw, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
    	var data map[string]any
    	json.Unmarshal(raw, &data)
    	fmt.Println(data)
    }
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Response: `201 Created` [#response-201-created]

```json
{
  "id": "cci_01KRB300FK14FRRSMDHRB4NG3T",
  "name": "My New Agent",
  "agent_id": "my-new-agent",
  "instances_count": 1,
  "description": "",
  "is_self_hosted": false,
  "system_prompt": null,
  "created_at": "2026-04-12T18:45:12.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-04-12T18:45:12.000Z"
}
```