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title: "Service: /members/{member}/projects/create [POST] (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/services/create-project-deprecated-POST.html
description: "Creates a project"
last_updated: 2026-09-08T14:02:24+10:00
tokens: ~437
---

# /members/\{member\}/projects/create \[POST\]

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Path: | /members/{member}/projects/create |
| Method: | POST |
| Generator: | obsolete |
| Version: |  |
| Since: |  |
| Deprecated: | 5.7900 |
| Obsolete: | 6.0000 |
| Cache control: | N/A |
| API Support: | OBSOLETE |
| Generated: | 2022-07-01 |

## Description

Creates a project

> **Deprecated:** This service has been deprecated, use [service /members/\{member\}/projects \[POST\]](/api/services/create-project_post.md) instead.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| description | Description of project/group | yes | string |  |
| shortname | Shortname of project/group | yes | string |  |
| hosturl | The host URL for the default group folder - DEPRECATED use host (required if `projectname` not specified) | maybe | string |  |
| owner | Owner of project/group (required if `projectname` not specified) | maybe | string |  |
| projectname | Parent project name (required if project is `false`) | maybe | string |  |
| access | Access to group and comments `[public\|member]` | no | string | `member` |
| addmember | Whether to add the current member as a manager | no | boolean | true |
| detailstype | The name of the member details config file | no | string |  |
| message | Subscription message | no | string |  |
| relatedurl | URL of a related website | no | string |  |
| template | The template folder for customizations | no | string |  |
| visibility | Group name this is visible to or `public` | no | string | \[`projectname-shortname`\] |

## Permission

## Response

## Error Handling

| Code | Cause / Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0x110C | One of the parameters is invalid |