{"metadata":{"image":[],"title":"","description":""},"api":{"url":"","auth":"required","examples":{"codes":[]},"method":"post","params":[],"results":{"codes":[]},"settings":""},"next":{"description":"","pages":[]},"title":"Create a new project","type":"endpoint","slug":"create-a-new-project","excerpt":"/projects","body":"This call creates a new project.\n[block:code]\n{\n \"codes\": [\n {\n \"code\": \"https://cgc-api.sbgenomics.com/v2/projects\",\n \"language\": \"text\",\n \"name\": \"Path\"\n }\n ]\n}\n[/block]\n##Request\n\n###Example request\n[block:code]\n{\n \"codes\": [\n {\n \"code\": \"POST /v2/projects HTTP/1.1\\nHost: cgc-api.sbgenomics.com\\nX-SBG-Auth-Token: 3259c50e1ac5426ea8f1273259740f74\\ncontent-type: application/json\\n\",\n \"language\": \"http\",\n \"name\": null\n },\n {\n \"code\": \"curl --data '{\\\"name\\\": \\\"My New Project\\\", \\\"description\\\": \\\"A project for testing my apps\\\", \\\"billing_group\\\": \\\"1f0c2751-694c-4e98-b863-06b68f5a61ca\\\", \\\"tags\\\": [\\\"tcga\\\"]}' -s -H \\\"X-SBG-Auth-Token: 7942f56901534434a054dafc3813bc96\\\" -H \\\"content-type: application/json\\\" -X POST \\\"https://cgc-api.sbgenomics.com/v2/projects\\\"\",\n \"language\": \"curl\",\n \"name\": \"cURL\"\n }\n ],\n \"sidebar\": true\n}\n[/block]\n###Header Fields\n[block:parameters]\n{\n \"data\": {\n \"h-0\": \"Name\",\n \"h-1\": \"Description\",\n \"0-0\": \"`X-SBG-Auth-Token`\\n<span style=\\\"color:red\\\"><i>required</i></span>\",\n \"0-1\": \"Your CGC [authentication token](doc:get-your-authentication-token).\",\n \"h-2\": \"\"\n },\n \"cols\": 2,\n \"rows\": 1\n}\n[/block]\n###Query parameters\n[block:parameters]\n{\n \"data\": {\n \"h-0\": \"Name\",\n \"h-1\": \"Data type\",\n \"h-2\": \"Description\",\n \"0-0\": \"`fields`\",\n \"0-1\": \"string\",\n \"0-2\": \"Selector specifying a subset of fields to include in the response.\"\n },\n \"cols\": 3,\n \"rows\": 1\n}\n[/block]\n##Request body\nIn the body, you should enter a list of key-value pairs. The keys, and the values they take, are described in the following table.\n[block:parameters]\n{\n \"data\": {\n \"h-0\": \"Key\",\n \"h-1\": \"Datatype of value\",\n \"h-2\": \"Description of value\",\n \"0-0\": \"`name`\\n<span style=\\\"color:red\\\">_required_</span>\",\n \"1-0\": \"`billing_group`\\n<span style=\\\"color:red\\\"><i>required</i></span>\",\n \"4-0\": \"`description`\",\n \"5-0\": \"`tags`\",\n \"0-1\": \"string\",\n \"1-1\": \"string\",\n \"4-1\": \"string\",\n \"5-1\": \"string, enclosed in `'[ ]`\",\n \"0-2\": \"The name of the project you are creating.\",\n \"1-2\": \"The ID of the billing group for the project.\\n\\n[List all billing groups](doc:list-your-billing-groups) to find your billing group ID.\",\n \"4-2\": \"A description of the project.\",\n \"5-2\": \"Optionally, enter the tag `\\\"tcga\\\"` if you want to make a [Controlled Data project](doc:projects-on-the-cgc).\\nIf you omit the `tags` key, the project will be an Open Data project.\",\n \"6-0\": \"`settings`\",\n \"6-1\": \"object\",\n \"6-2\": \"This dictionary contains various project settings - see rows below for further information.\",\n \"7-0\": \"<a name=\\\"lock\\\"></a>`locked`\",\n \"7-1\": \"Boolean\",\n \"7-2\": \"This field can be `true` or `false`. \\n\\nSet this field to `true` to lock down a project. Locking down a *project* prevents any CGC team member from viewing any information about the task.\",\n \"8-0\": \"`controlled`\",\n \"8-1\": \"Boolean\",\n \"8-2\": \"Set to `true` to indicate a Controlled Data project. Learn more about [Controlled Data projects](doc:dbgap-controlled-data-access#section-data-access-levels).\",\n \"9-0\": \"`use_interruptible_instances`\",\n \"9-1\": \"Boolean\",\n \"9-2\": \"This field can be `true` or `false` to enable or disable the use of [spot/preemptible instances](doc:about-spot-instances).\",\n \"2-0\": \"`use_memoization`\",\n \"2-1\": \"boolean\",\n \"2-2\": \"Set to `false` by default. Set to `true` to enable [memoization](doc:about-memoization).\",\n \"3-0\": \"`intermediate_files`\",\n \"3-1\": \"dictionary\",\n \"3-2\": \"Specifies [intermediate files ](doc:about-memoization#section-intermediate-files)retention period.\\n\\nTo do this, specify a dictionary with the following format:\\n```\\n{ \\\"retention\\\": \\\"LIMITED\\\", \\n \\\"duration\\\": 24 }\\n```\\nThe minimum value is 1 h. The maximum value is 120 h and the default value is 24 h.\",\n \"11-0\": \"`allow_network_access`\",\n \"11-1\": \"Boolean\",\n \"11-2\": \"Allows you to [control network access](doc:modify-project-settings#network-access) for executions within the project.\",\n \"10-2\": \"Set to `true` to enable [Elastic disk](page:elastic-disk).\",\n \"10-1\": \"Boolean\",\n \"10-0\": \"`use_elastic_disk`\"\n },\n \"cols\": 3,\n \"rows\": 12\n}\n[/block]\n###Example request body\n[block:code]\n{\n \"codes\": [\n {\n \"code\": \"{\\n\\t\\\"name\\\": \\\"My New Project\\\", \\n \\\"description\\\": \\\"A project for testing my apps\\\", \\n \\\"billing_group\\\": \\\"1f0c2751-694c-4e98-b863-06b68f5a61ca\\\", \\n \\\"tags\\\": [\\\"tcga\\\"],\\n \\\"settings\\\":{\\n \\\"locked\\\": true,\\n \\\"use_interruptible_instances\\\": false,\\n \\\"use_memoization\\\": true,\\n \\\"allow_network_access\\\": true,\\n \\\"intermediate_files\\\": {\\n \\\"retention\\\":\\\"LIMITED\\\",\\n \\\"duration\\\":24\\n },\\n \\\"controlled\\\": true\\n }\\n}\",\n \"language\": \"json\"\n }\n ],\n \"sidebar\": true\n}\n[/block]\n##Response\n\n[See a list of CGC-specific response codes that may be contained in the body of the response.](doc:api-status-codes) \n\n###Example response body\n[block:code]\n{\n \"codes\": [\n {\n \"code\": \"{\\n \\\"href\\\": \\\"https://cgc-api.sbgenomics.com/v2/projects/RFranklin/my-new-project\\\",\\n \\\"id\\\": \\\"RFranklin/my-new-project\\\",\\n \\\"name\\\": \\\"My New Project\\\",\\n \\\"type\\\": \\\"v2\\\",\\n \\\"description\\\": \\\"A project for testing my apps\\\",\\n \\\"tags\\\": [\\\"tcga\\\"],\\n \\\"settings\\\":{\\n \\\"locked\\\": true,\\n \\\"use_interruptible_instances\\\": false,\\n \\\"controlled\\\":true,\\n \\\"use_memoization\\\": true,\\n \\\"allow_network_access\\\": true,\\n \\\"intermediate_files\\\": {\\n \\\"retention\\\":\\\"LIMITED\\\",\\n \\\"duration\\\":24\\n }\\n },\\n \\\"billing_group\\\": \\\"1f0c2751-694c-4e98-b863-06b68f5a61ca\\\"\\n}\",\n \"language\": \"json\"\n }\n ],\n \"sidebar\": true\n}\n[/block]\n**Interpreting the response body**\n* The field `locked` is set to `true`, which means you've created a locked project. 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postCreate a new project
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