> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://braintrust.dev/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create environment

> Create a new environment



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml post /environment
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Braintrust API
  description: >-
    API specification for the backend data server. The API is hosted globally at

    https://api.braintrust.dev or in your own environment.


    You can access the OpenAPI spec for this API at
    https://github.com/braintrustdata/braintrust-openapi.
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.braintrust.dev
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
  - {}
paths:
  /environment:
    post:
      tags:
        - Environments
      summary: Create environment
      description: Create a new environment
      operationId: createEnvironment
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateEnvironment'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Created environment
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Environment'
        '400':
          description: >-
            The request was unacceptable, often due to missing a required
            parameter
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                nullable: true
        '401':
          description: No valid API key provided
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                nullable: true
        '403':
          description: The API key doesn’t have permissions to perform the request
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                nullable: true
        '429':
          description: >-
            Too many requests hit the API too quickly. We recommend an
            exponential backoff of your requests
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                nullable: true
        '500':
          description: Something went wrong on Braintrust's end. (These are rare.)
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
            application/json:
              schema:
                nullable: true
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
        - {}
components:
  schemas:
    CreateEnvironment:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the environment
        slug:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A url-friendly, unique identifier for the environment within an
            organization
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Textual description of the environment
        org_name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            For nearly all users, this parameter should be unnecessary. But in
            the rare case that your API key belongs to multiple organizations,
            you may specify the name of the organization the environment belongs
            in.
      required:
        - name
        - slug
    Environment:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the environment
        org_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: >-
            Unique identifier for the organization that the environment belongs
            under
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the environment
        slug:
          type: string
          description: >-
            A url-friendly, unique identifier for the environment within an
            organization
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Textual description of the environment
        created:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          format: date-time
          description: Date of environment creation
        deleted_at:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          format: date-time
          description: >-
            Date of environment deletion, or null if the environment is still
            active
      required:
        - id
        - org_id
        - name
        - slug
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API key or JWT
      description: >-
        Most Braintrust endpoints are authenticated by providing your API key as
        a header `Authorization: Bearer [api_key]` to your HTTP request. You can
        create an API key in the Braintrust [organization settings
        page](https://www.braintrustdata.com/app/settings?subroute=api-keys).

````