Source: https://datafa.st/docs/api/account/websites/create
Markdown source: https://datafa.st/docs/api/account/websites/create.md
Description: Create a website.

# Create website

`POST https://datafa.st/api/v1/admin/websites`

Create a website.

## Request

### Authentication

- `dft_` account token with `websites:write`.


### Body parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `domain` | string | Yes | Website domain, for example `example.com`. Must pass domain validation. |
| `timezone` | string | Yes | Timezone used to interpret dates and group analytics buckets. Defaults to the website timezone. |
| `name` | string | No | Human-readable name for the resource or event. The exact meaning depends on the endpoint. |

## Response

Returns a JSON object with `status` and endpoint-specific fields.

### Response fields

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `data[].websiteId` | string | Website ObjectId used by account tokens to choose which website to query or manage. |
| `data[].domain` | string | Created website domain. |
| `data[].trackingId` | string | Script tracking ID for the website. |

### Errors

Common errors include `400` for invalid input, `401` for missing or invalid tokens, `403` for missing permissions or website access, `404` for missing resources, and `500` for server errors.

## Code examples

### Example request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://datafa.st/api/v1/admin/websites" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dft_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"example.com","timezone":"America/New_York","name":"Example"}'
```

### Success response

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": [{
    "websiteId": "665f0b3c4d2e1a0012345678",
    "domain": "example.com",
    "trackingId": "dfid_abc123"
  }]
}
```