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# POST /projects/{project}/table

> Creates a table and its initial columns.

Creates a table and its initial columns.

## Endpoint details

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Bearer `pat_...` (Project API Token). Keep this token on your backend/server.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="project" type="string" required>
  Project slug. This acts as the Project ID in API paths.
</ParamField>

<ResponseField name="ok" type="boolean" required>
  `true` for a successful response and `false` for an error response.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data" type="object | null">
  Endpoint-specific response data when `ok` is `true`; `null` on errors.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="error" type="object | null">
  Error code and message when `ok` is `false`; `null` on success.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="request_id" type="string" required>
  Request identifier you can use when troubleshooting a specific API call.
</ResponseField>

## Authentication

Project API Token.

## 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.

## Notes

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

## Request examples

Basic request:

```bash theme={null}
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:

```bash theme={null}
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}]}'
```

## Response examples

Success:

```json theme={null}
{
  "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:

```json theme={null}
{
  "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"
  }
}
```