> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a compute config



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/compute/configs
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: CNAP API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Public API for managing CNAP workspaces, clusters, templates, products, and
    deployments.


    Authenticate with a Personal Access Token via the `Authorization: Bearer
    cnap_pat_...` header.


    Workspace-scoped endpoints require the `X-Workspace-Id` header.
servers:
  - url: https://api.cnap.tech
    description: Production
security: []
paths:
  /v1/compute/configs:
    post:
      tags:
        - Compute
      summary: Create a compute config
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 100
                provider:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - hcloud
                region:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                image:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                machine_type_filter:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Glob pattern to filter available instance types (e.g., "cx*"
                    for shared CPU, "cpx*" for dedicated)
                cloud_credential_id:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Cloud credential ID for BYOM (bring your own machine). Omit
                    to use CNAP-managed defaults.
              required:
                - name
                - provider
                - region
                - image
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Config created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatedComputeConfig'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: X-Workspace-Id required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    CreatedComputeConfig:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: not_found
            message:
              type: string
              example: Resource not found
            param:
              type: string
              description: The request field that caused the error
              example: name
            suggestion:
              type: string
              example: Run `cnap clusters list` to see available clusters
            details: {}
          required:
            - code
            - message
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Personal Access Token (cnap_pat_...) or OAuth2 JWT. Create tokens at
        https://cnap.tech/account/tokens

````