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# Create Project

POST https://api.sync.so/v2/projects
Content-Type: application/json

Create a project to group related generations and assets. Pass the returned id as projectId on POST /v2/generate or POST /v2/assets to file them under this project so they show up together in Studio. Only name is required — visibility defaults to USER and mode to CREATOR. Supply a client-generated UUID as id for idempotent creation. A retry with the same id returns the existing project and ignores other request fields; an id owned by another user/organization or a deleted project returns 409.

Reference: https://sync.so/docs/api-reference/api/projects-api/create

## Authentication

- `x-api-key` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Servers

- `https://api.sync.so` (Default, default)
- `https://dev-api.sync.so` (dev)
- `http://localhost:3001` (local)

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a CreateProjectRequest.

- `name` (string, required) — A name for the project.
- `id` (string, optional) — Optional client-supplied project id (UUID) for idempotent creation. Re-sending the same id returns the existing project instead of creating a duplicate; the other request fields are ignored on such a replay. Fails with 409 if the id already belongs to a different user or organization, or to a deleted project.
- `description` (string, optional) — An optional description for the project.
- `visibility` (enum, optional, default: USER) — Who can see the project. Defaults to USER (visible only to the owner).
  - Allowed values: `USER`, `ORGANIZATION`
- `mode` (enum, optional, default: CREATOR) — The project mode. Defaults to CREATOR.
  - Allowed values: `CREATOR`, `DEVELOPER`
- `defaultWorkflow` (enum, optional) — The default top-level creator workflow for this project.
  - Allowed values: `lipsync`, `translate_and_dub`, `change_appearance`, `image_to_video`, `edit_dialogue`, `assistant`, `timeline`

## Response

### 201

Project created successfully

- `id` (string, required) — A unique identifier for a project.
- `createdAt` (datetime, required) — The date and time the project was created.
- `updatedAt` (datetime, required) — The date and time the project was last updated.
- `visibility` (enum, required) — Who can see the project.
  - Allowed values: `USER`, `ORGANIZATION`
- `mode` (enum, required) — The project mode.
  - Allowed values: `CREATOR`, `DEVELOPER`
- `name` (string, optional) — The display name of the project.
- `description` (string, optional) — An optional description of the project.
- `defaultWorkflow` (enum, optional, nullable) — The default top-level creator workflow for this project. Null for projects created outside the creator-workflows surface.
  - Allowed values: `lipsync`, `translate_and_dub`, `change_appearance`, `image_to_video`, `edit_dialogue`, `assistant`, `timeline`

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request - Invalid input or unsupported model

- `message` (GenerationErrorMessage, required) — A message describing the error.
- `statusCode` (double, required) — The type of error that occurred.
- `errorCode` (string, optional) — Stable, machine-readable error code (e.g. project_not_found, voice_not_found, concurrency_limit_reached). Branch your error handling on this, not on the message text. The full catalog of codes with messages and suggested fixes is served unauthenticated at GET /v2/errors.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — A suggested fix an agent can act on.
- `field` (string, optional) — The request field the error refers to, when the failure is tied to a specific field (e.g. projectId, voiceId, input[].assetId).
- `docsUrl` (string, optional) — Link to the documentation page for the failing operation.
- `requestId` (string, optional) — Present on unexpected 500 responses. Include it when contacting support so the failing request can be located directly.
- `generationId` (string, optional) — Original generation ID when available for an uncertain keyed submission. Poll this ID; do not create another action to bypass IDEMPOTENCY_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN.
- `dialogueEditSection` (DialogueEditRetimeFailureSection, optional) — For dialogue_edit_removal_too_large: the section to change, when it can be identified. Create a new dialogue edit preview before submitting again.

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication

- `message` (GenerationErrorMessage, required) — A message describing the error.
- `statusCode` (double, required) — The type of error that occurred.
- `errorCode` (string, optional) — Stable, machine-readable error code (e.g. project_not_found, voice_not_found, concurrency_limit_reached). Branch your error handling on this, not on the message text. The full catalog of codes with messages and suggested fixes is served unauthenticated at GET /v2/errors.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — A suggested fix an agent can act on.
- `field` (string, optional) — The request field the error refers to, when the failure is tied to a specific field (e.g. projectId, voiceId, input[].assetId).
- `docsUrl` (string, optional) — Link to the documentation page for the failing operation.
- `requestId` (string, optional) — Present on unexpected 500 responses. Include it when contacting support so the failing request can be located directly.
- `generationId` (string, optional) — Original generation ID when available for an uncertain keyed submission. Poll this ID; do not create another action to bypass IDEMPOTENCY_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN.
- `dialogueEditSection` (DialogueEditRetimeFailureSection, optional) — For dialogue_edit_removal_too_large: the section to change, when it can be identified. Create a new dialogue edit preview before submitting again.

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict - The resource is in a state that does not allow the requested action (e.g. deleting a generation that is still processing). For creation, generation_conflict indicates a duplicate internal backend submission. Keyed creates return IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_CONFLICT for a changed payload or IDEMPOTENCY_IN_PROGRESS while the original request prepares (Retry-After: 2). Retry only with the same key and original inputs after an ambiguous network failure. See [Idempotent Requests](/api-reference/guides/idempotency).

- `message` (GenerationErrorMessage, required) — A message describing the error.
- `statusCode` (double, required) — The type of error that occurred.
- `errorCode` (string, optional) — Stable, machine-readable error code (e.g. project_not_found, voice_not_found, concurrency_limit_reached). Branch your error handling on this, not on the message text. The full catalog of codes with messages and suggested fixes is served unauthenticated at GET /v2/errors.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — A suggested fix an agent can act on.
- `field` (string, optional) — The request field the error refers to, when the failure is tied to a specific field (e.g. projectId, voiceId, input[].assetId).
- `docsUrl` (string, optional) — Link to the documentation page for the failing operation.
- `requestId` (string, optional) — Present on unexpected 500 responses. Include it when contacting support so the failing request can be located directly.
- `generationId` (string, optional) — Original generation ID when available for an uncertain keyed submission. Poll this ID; do not create another action to bypass IDEMPOTENCY_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN.
- `dialogueEditSection` (DialogueEditRetimeFailureSection, optional) — For dialogue_edit_removal_too_large: the section to change, when it can be identified. Create a new dialogue edit preview before submitting again.

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Unprocessable Entity - The requested generation is not downloadable (generation_not_downloadable), or submit-time validation failed (e.g. inaccessible media, invalid segments, a projectId/voiceId/assetId that does not resolve in your organization, or a file exceeding the plan size limit). The body carries a stable errorCode and, where applicable, the failing field.

- `message` (GenerationErrorMessage, required) — A message describing the error.
- `statusCode` (double, required) — The type of error that occurred.
- `errorCode` (string, optional) — Stable, machine-readable error code (e.g. project_not_found, voice_not_found, concurrency_limit_reached). Branch your error handling on this, not on the message text. The full catalog of codes with messages and suggested fixes is served unauthenticated at GET /v2/errors.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — A suggested fix an agent can act on.
- `field` (string, optional) — The request field the error refers to, when the failure is tied to a specific field (e.g. projectId, voiceId, input[].assetId).
- `docsUrl` (string, optional) — Link to the documentation page for the failing operation.
- `requestId` (string, optional) — Present on unexpected 500 responses. Include it when contacting support so the failing request can be located directly.
- `generationId` (string, optional) — Original generation ID when available for an uncertain keyed submission. Poll this ID; do not create another action to bypass IDEMPOTENCY_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN.
- `dialogueEditSection` (DialogueEditRetimeFailureSection, optional) — For dialogue_edit_removal_too_large: the section to change, when it can be identified. Create a new dialogue edit preview before submitting again.

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error - An unexpected failure on our side. The body carries errorCode internal_error and a requestId; include the requestId when contacting support.

- `message` (GenerationErrorMessage, required) — A message describing the error.
- `statusCode` (double, required) — The type of error that occurred.
- `errorCode` (string, optional) — Stable, machine-readable error code (e.g. project_not_found, voice_not_found, concurrency_limit_reached). Branch your error handling on this, not on the message text. The full catalog of codes with messages and suggested fixes is served unauthenticated at GET /v2/errors.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — A suggested fix an agent can act on.
- `field` (string, optional) — The request field the error refers to, when the failure is tied to a specific field (e.g. projectId, voiceId, input[].assetId).
- `docsUrl` (string, optional) — Link to the documentation page for the failing operation.
- `requestId` (string, optional) — Present on unexpected 500 responses. Include it when contacting support so the failing request can be located directly.
- `generationId` (string, optional) — Original generation ID when available for an uncertain keyed submission. Poll this ID; do not create another action to bypass IDEMPOTENCY_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN.
- `dialogueEditSection` (DialogueEditRetimeFailureSection, optional) — For dialogue_edit_removal_too_large: the section to change, when it can be identified. Create a new dialogue edit preview before submitting again.

## Types

### GenerationErrorMessage

A message describing the error.

### DialogueEditRetimeFailureSection

The dialogue-edit section that removes too much speech to stay in sync.

- `slotIndex` (integer, required) — Zero-based index of the section in the preview's `resultSlots`.
- `sourceStartMs` (integer, optional) — Start of the section in the source video, in absolute milliseconds.
- `sourceDurationMs` (integer, optional) — Length of the section in the source video, in milliseconds.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "My API Project",
  "id": "612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "visibility": "USER",
  "mode": "CREATOR",
  "name": "My API Project"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.sync.so/v2/projects"

payload = {
    "name": "My API Project",
    "id": "612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637"
}
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.sync.so/v2/projects';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'x-api-key': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"My API Project","id":"612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.sync.so/v2/projects"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"My API Project\",\n  \"id\": \"612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sync.so/v2/projects")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"My API Project\",\n  \"id\": \"612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.sync.so/v2/projects")
  .header("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"My API Project\",\n  \"id\": \"612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.sync.so/v2/projects', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "My API Project",
  "id": "612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'x-api-key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.sync.so/v2/projects");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("x-api-key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"My API Project\",\n  \"id\": \"612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "x-api-key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "name": "My API Project",
  "id": "612bb64a-e7f4-40c1-977b-3e9797845637"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.sync.so/v2/projects")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```