---
title: create-a-team
product: vercel
url: /docs/rest-api/teams/create-a-team
canonical_url: "https://vercel.com/docs/rest-api/teams/create-a-team"
last_updated: 2026-09-14
type: reference
prerequisites:
  []
related:
  - /docs/rest-api
summary: Learn about create-a-team on Vercel.
install_vercel_plugin: npx plugins add vercel/vercel-plugin
---

# Create a Team

```http
POST /v1/teams
```

Create a new Team under your account. You need to send a POST request with the desired Team slug, and optionally the Team name.

## Authentication

**bearerToken**: HTTP bearer

## Request body

Required: Yes

Content-Type: `application/json`

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The desired slug for the Team",
      "maxLength": 48
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The desired name for the Team. It will be generated from the provided slug if nothing is provided",
      "maxLength": 256
    },
    "attribution": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Attribution information for the session or current page",
      "properties": {
        "sessionReferrer": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Session referrer"
        },
        "landingPage": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Session landing page"
        },
        "pageBeforeConversionPage": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Referrer to the signup page"
        },
        "utm": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "utmSource": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "UTM source"
            },
            "utmMedium": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "UTM medium"
            },
            "utmCampaign": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "UTM campaign"
            },
            "utmTerm": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "UTM term"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example request

### TypeScript

```typescript
const response = await fetch('https://api.vercel.com/v1/teams', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "slug": "a-random-team",
    "name": "A Random Team",
    "attribution": {
      "sessionReferrer": "string",
      "landingPage": "string",
      "pageBeforeConversionPage": "string",
      "utm": {
        "utmSource": "string",
        "utmMedium": "string",
        "utmCampaign": "string",
        "utmTerm": "string"
      }
    }
  }),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

### Next.js

```typescript
'use server';

export async function callEndpoint() {
  const response = await fetch('https://api.vercel.com/v1/teams', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.VERCEL_ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      "slug": "a-random-team",
      "name": "A Random Team",
      "attribution": {
        "sessionReferrer": "string",
        "landingPage": "string",
        "pageBeforeConversionPage": "string",
        "utm": {
          "utmSource": "string",
          "utmMedium": "string",
          "utmCampaign": "string",
          "utmTerm": "string"
        }
      }
    }),
    next: { revalidate: 3600 }
  });

  if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error('Request failed');
  }

  return response.json();
}
```

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.vercel.com/v1/teams' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d "{
    \"slug\": \"a-random-team\",
    \"name\": \"A Random Team\",
    \"attribution\": {
      \"sessionReferrer\": \"string\",
      \"landingPage\": \"string\",
      \"pageBeforeConversionPage\": \"string\",
      \"utm\": {
        \"utmSource\": \"string\",
        \"utmMedium\": \"string\",
        \"utmCampaign\": \"string\",
        \"utmTerm\": \"string\"
      }
    }
  }"
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "id": "team_nLlpyC6RE1qxqglFKbrMxlud",
  "slug": "string"
}
```

## Responses

### 200: The team was created successfully

Content-Type: `application/json`

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "The team was created successfully",
  "required": [
    "id",
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Id of the created team"
    },
    "slug": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}
```

### 400: One of the provided values in the request body is invalid.
The slug is already in use

### 401: No description

### 403: You do not have permission to access this resource.

### 404: No description

### 409: No description

### 410: No description

---

## Related

- [teams endpoints](/docs/rest-api#teams)

- [REST API overview](/docs/rest-api)

- [OpenAPI spec](https://openapi.vercel.sh/) (machine-readable, all endpoints)

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