---
title: "Create a project · Projects · COUNT Partner API"
description: "Creates a new project in the workspace. POST /partners/projects"
canonical: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/projects/create-project"
source: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/projects/create-project"
---
[Projects](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/projects) / Create a project

# Create a project

POST `/partners/projects`

Creates a new project in the workspace.

Only `name` is required. `statusUuid` defaults to the workspace default status when omitted. Numeric `customerId`, `statusId`, and `teamId` are stripped — use UUID fields.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

[Try this request](https://developers.getcount.com/tools/try-it?method=POST&path=%2Fpartners%2Fprojects&body=%7B%0A++%22name%22%3A+%22Website+Redesign%22%2C%0A++%22customerUuid%22%3A+%22dfa3219e-6af8-4c53-997a-037534f63a35%22%2C%0A++%22statusUuid%22%3A+%22aabbccdd-eeff-4012-8000-001122334455%22%2C%0A++%22description%22%3A+%22Redesign+the+marketing+website+for+Acme+Corporation.%22%2C%0A++%22startDate%22%3A+%222026-02-01%22%2C%0A++%22endDate%22%3A+%222026-06-30%22%0A%7D)

[Customers API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/customers) [Tasks API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/tasks) [Time Entries API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/time-entries)

#### Request body

`name` string required

Project name.

`customerUuid` uuid

Customer UUID from the Customers API. Omit or null for no customer.

`statusUuid` uuid

Project status UUID from List project statuses.

`description` string

Project description.

`customId` string

External reference id.

`startDate` date

Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).

`endDate` date

End date (YYYY-MM-DD).

#### Responses

`201` Project created successfully.

`400` Validation failed — for example missing name.

`401` Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-401)

`403` The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-403)

`429` Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-429)

[Previous GET List projects](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/projects/list-projects) [Next POST Bulk create projects](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/projects/bulk-create-projects)

POST `https://api.getcount.com/partners/projects`

Request

```javascript
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'POST';
const signingPath = '/projects';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "name": "Website Redesign",
  "customerUuid": "dfa3219e-6af8-4c53-997a-037534f63a35",
  "statusUuid": "aabbccdd-eeff-4012-8000-001122334455",
  "description": "Redesign the marketing website for Acme Corporation.",
  "startDate": "2026-02-01",
  "endDate": "2026-06-30"
};
const bodyString = JSON.stringify(body);

const bodyHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(bodyString).digest('hex');
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/projects`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
  body: bodyString,
});

console.log(await response.json());
```

Response · 201

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Success on creating project",
  "data": {
    "project": {
      "id": "11223344-5566-7788-99aa-bbccddeeff00",
      "name": "Website Redesign",
      "description": "Redesign the marketing website for Acme Corporation.",
      "customId": "PRJ-2026-001",
      "startDate": "2026-02-01",
      "endDate": "2026-06-30",
      "customer": {
        "uuid": "dfa3219e-6af8-4c53-997a-037534f63a35",
        "customer": "Acme Corporation"
      },
      "projectStatus": {
        "uuid": "aabbccdd-eeff-4012-8000-001122334455",
        "name": "In Progress",
        "color": "#E48642"
      },
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z"
    }
  }
}
```