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POST
https://api-zangtable.com
/
projects
/
{project}
/
table
POST /projects/{project}/table
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api-zangtable.com/projects/{project}/table \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>'
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {},
  "error": {},
  "request_id": "<string>"
}
Creates a table and its initial columns.

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Endpoint details

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Authorization
string
required
Bearer pat_... (Project API Token). Keep this token on your backend/server.
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project
string
required
Project slug. This acts as the Project ID in API paths.
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ok
boolean
required
true for a successful response and false for an error response.
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data
object | null
Endpoint-specific response data when ok is true; null on errors.
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error
object | null
Error code and message when ok is false; null on success.
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request_id
string
required
Request identifier you can use when troubleshooting a specific API call.

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Authentication

Project API Token.

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Parameters

Body: table_name required identifier; display_name optional string; columns optional array. If no primary key is supplied, id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT is prepended.

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Notes

Table names must be valid identifiers. If you create a column without passing column_type, ZangTable uses TEXT.

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Request examples

Basic request: 
curl -X POST "$BASE_URL/projects/{project}/table" \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer pat_PROJECT_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"table_name":"contacts","display_name":"Contacts"}'
Full request: 
curl -X POST "$BASE_URL/projects/{project}/table" \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer pat_PROJECT_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Operation-Key: edit-profile-email' \
  -H 'X-Operation-Run-Id: oprun_client_20260602_001' \
  --data '{"table_name":"contacts","display_name":"Contacts","columns":[{"column_name":"id","column_type":"INTEGER","is_primary":true,"is_nullable":false,"is_unique":true},{"column_name":"email","column_type":"TEXT","is_nullable":false,"is_unique":true},{"column_name":"age","column_type":"INTEGER","is_nullable":true,"default_value":null}]}'

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Response examples

Success: 
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "table": {
      "id": 1,
      "table_name": "contacts",
      "display_name": "Contacts",
      "created_at": "2026-06-02T01:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-06-02T01:00:00Z"
    },
    "columns": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "table_name": "contacts",
        "column_name": "id",
        "column_type": "INTEGER",
        "is_nullable": 0,
        "default_value": null,
        "is_primary": 1,
        "is_unique": 1,
        "created_at": "2026-06-02T01:00:00Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-06-02T01:00:00Z"
      },
      {
        "id": 2,
        "table_name": "contacts",
        "column_name": "email",
        "column_type": "TEXT",
        "is_nullable": 0,
        "default_value": null,
        "is_primary": 0,
        "is_unique": 1,
        "created_at": "2026-06-02T01:00:00Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-06-02T01:00:00Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "error": null,
  "request_id": "req_20260602T012345_123456Z_abc123def456",
  "operation_key": "edit-profile-email",
  "operation_run_id": "oprun_20260602T012300_000000Z_a1b2c3d4e5f6",
  "operation_grouping_status": "accepted_provided_run",
  "meta": {
    "generated_at": "2026-06-02T01:23:45Z"
  }
}
Error or alternate response: 
{
  "ok": false,
  "data": null,
  "error": {
    "code": "table_exists",
    "message": "A table with that name already exists."
  },
  "request_id": "req_20260602T012345_123456Z_abc123def456",
  "meta": {
    "generated_at": "2026-06-02T01:23:45Z"
  }
}