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Projects /

Create project

Creates a new project.

Required permission

Project > Projects > Manage > Create

Request body

  • {object}
    Create a project in a Northflank region

    • name

      string required
      The name of the project.
      min length
      3
      max length
      39
      pattern
      ^[a-zA-Z]((-|\s)?[a-zA-Z0-9]+((-|\s)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

    • description

      string
      The description of the project.
      max length
      200
      pattern
      ^[a-zA-Z0-9.,?\s\\/'"()[\];`%^&*\-_:!]+$

    • color

      string
      The color of the project in the Northflank App.
      pattern
      ^#([a-fA-F0-9]{6}|[a-fA-F0-9]{3})$

    • region

      string
      The region the project will be hosted in.

    • networking

      {object}
      Advanced project networking settings.

      • allowedIngressProjects

        [array]
        Projects from which ingress request should be permitted.
        • string
          pattern
          ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$

      • tailscale

        {object}
        Defines this project's Tailscale sidecar settings

        • enabled

          boolean
          Whether or not to inject a Tailscale sidecar for this project's resources

        • authKeyTags

          [array]
          Tailscale tags to apply to generated auth keys, must match with the tags applied when creating the OAuth Client.
          • string
            pattern
            ^tag:.+

        • restrictions

          {object}

          • enabled

            boolean required
            Whether or not to restrict the settings to resources with specific tags

          • tags

            [array]
            The tags which determine the resources the settings should be applied to
            • string
              min length
              3
              max length
              39
              pattern
              ^[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

          • tagMatchCondition

            string
            If all or any of the tags must be present on the target for it to match the condition.
            one of
            and, or

        • options

          {object}

          • applyToAddons

            boolean
            Apply the Tailscale configuration to addons.

          • applyToAddonJobs

            boolean
            Apply the Tailscale configuration to addon jobs (backups, restores).

          • autoRedeployOnRegeneration

            boolean
            Automatically restart applicable services when the auth key is regenerated

        • tailscaleOptions

          {object}

          • acceptRoutes

            boolean
            Accept advertised routes from the Tailscale network

        • secrets

          {object}
          Relevant Tailscale secrets

          • clientId

            string required
            Tailscale OAuth client ID (required for generating auth keys for Tailscale)

          • clientSecret

            string required
            Tailscale OAuth client secret (required for generating auth keys for Tailscale)

      • hostAliases

        {object}
        Defines the project host alias overrides to apply to /etc/hosts in resource containers

        • enabled

          boolean
          Enable support for adding /etc/hosts overrides for a container

        • hostEntries

          [array]
          Entries to add to /etc/hosts
          • {object}

            • ipAddress

              string required
              pattern
              ^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$

            • hostnames

              [array] required
              • string
                pattern
                ^(([a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*)|[a-z0-9]\.)*([a-z]+|xn\-\-[a-z0-9]+)\.?$

        • restrictions

          {object}

          • enabled

            boolean required
            Whether or not to restrict the settings to resources with specific tags

          • tags

            [array]
            The tags which determine the resources the settings should be applied to
            • string
              min length
              3
              max length
              39
              pattern
              ^[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

          • tagMatchCondition

            string
            If all or any of the tags must be present on the target for it to match the condition.
            one of
            and, or
OR
  • {object}
    Create a project in a BYOC cluster

    • name

      string required
      The name of the project.
      min length
      3
      max length
      39
      pattern
      ^[a-zA-Z]((-|\s)?[a-zA-Z0-9]+((-|\s)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

    • description

      string
      The description of the project.
      max length
      200
      pattern
      ^[a-zA-Z0-9.,?\s\\/'"()[\];`%^&*\-_:!]+$

    • color

      string
      The color of the project in the Northflank App.
      pattern
      ^#([a-fA-F0-9]{6}|[a-fA-F0-9]{3})$

    • clusterId

      string
      The BYOC cluster this project will be hosted in.
      pattern
      ^((org|team)\/)?[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

    • networking

      {object}
      Advanced project networking settings.

      • allowedIngressProjects

        [array]
        Projects from which ingress request should be permitted.
        • string
          pattern
          ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$

      • tailscale

        {object}
        Defines this project's Tailscale sidecar settings

        • enabled

          boolean
          Whether or not to inject a Tailscale sidecar for this project's resources

        • authKeyTags

          [array]
          Tailscale tags to apply to generated auth keys, must match with the tags applied when creating the OAuth Client.
          • string
            pattern
            ^tag:.+

        • restrictions

          {object}

          • enabled

            boolean required
            Whether or not to restrict the settings to resources with specific tags

          • tags

            [array]
            The tags which determine the resources the settings should be applied to
            • string
              min length
              3
              max length
              39
              pattern
              ^[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

          • tagMatchCondition

            string
            If all or any of the tags must be present on the target for it to match the condition.
            one of
            and, or

        • options

          {object}

          • applyToAddons

            boolean
            Apply the Tailscale configuration to addons.

          • applyToAddonJobs

            boolean
            Apply the Tailscale configuration to addon jobs (backups, restores).

          • autoRedeployOnRegeneration

            boolean
            Automatically restart applicable services when the auth key is regenerated

        • tailscaleOptions

          {object}

          • acceptRoutes

            boolean
            Accept advertised routes from the Tailscale network

        • secrets

          {object}
          Relevant Tailscale secrets

          • clientId

            string required
            Tailscale OAuth client ID (required for generating auth keys for Tailscale)

          • clientSecret

            string required
            Tailscale OAuth client secret (required for generating auth keys for Tailscale)

      • hostAliases

        {object}
        Defines the project host alias overrides to apply to /etc/hosts in resource containers

        • enabled

          boolean
          Enable support for adding /etc/hosts overrides for a container

        • hostEntries

          [array]
          Entries to add to /etc/hosts
          • {object}

            • ipAddress

              string required
              pattern
              ^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$

            • hostnames

              [array] required
              • string
                pattern
                ^(([a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*)|[a-z0-9]\.)*([a-z]+|xn\-\-[a-z0-9]+)\.?$

        • restrictions

          {object}

          • enabled

            boolean required
            Whether or not to restrict the settings to resources with specific tags

          • tags

            [array]
            The tags which determine the resources the settings should be applied to
            • string
              min length
              3
              max length
              39
              pattern
              ^[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

          • tagMatchCondition

            string
            If all or any of the tags must be present on the target for it to match the condition.
            one of
            and, or

Response body

  • {object}
    Response object.

    • data

      {object} required
      Result data.

      • id

        string required
        Identifier for the project

      • name

        string required
        The name of the project.
        min length
        3
        max length
        39
        pattern
        ^[a-zA-Z]((-|\s)?[a-zA-Z0-9]+((-|\s)[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

      • description

        string
        The description of the project.
        max length
        200
        pattern
        ^[a-zA-Z0-9.,?\s\\/'"()[\];`%^&*\-_:!]+$

      • color

        string
        The color of the project in the Northflank App.
        pattern
        ^#([a-fA-F0-9]{6}|[a-fA-F0-9]{3})$

      • region

        string
        The region the project will be hosted in.

      • clusterId

        string
        The BYOC cluster this project will be hosted in.
        pattern
        ^((org|team)\/)?[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

      • networking

        {object}
        Advanced project networking settings.

        • allowedIngressProjects

          [array]
          Projects from which ingress request should be permitted.
          • string
            pattern
            ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$

        • tailscale

          {object}
          Defines this project's Tailscale sidecar settings

          • enabled

            boolean
            Whether or not to inject a Tailscale sidecar for this project's resources

          • authKeyTags

            [array]
            Tailscale tags to apply to generated auth keys, must match with the tags applied when creating the OAuth Client.
            • string
              pattern
              ^tag:.+

          • restrictions

            {object}

            • enabled

              boolean required
              Whether or not to restrict the settings to resources with specific tags

            • tags

              [array]
              The tags which determine the resources the settings should be applied to
              • string
                min length
                3
                max length
                39
                pattern
                ^[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

            • tagMatchCondition

              string
              If all or any of the tags must be present on the target for it to match the condition.
              one of
              and, or

          • options

            {object}

            • applyToAddons

              boolean
              Apply the Tailscale configuration to addons.

            • applyToAddonJobs

              boolean
              Apply the Tailscale configuration to addon jobs (backups, restores).

            • autoRedeployOnRegeneration

              boolean
              Automatically restart applicable services when the auth key is regenerated

          • tailscaleOptions

            {object}

            • acceptRoutes

              boolean
              Accept advertised routes from the Tailscale network

          • secrets

            {object}
            Relevant Tailscale secrets

            • clientId

              string required
              Tailscale OAuth client ID (required for generating auth keys for Tailscale)

            • clientSecret

              string required
              Tailscale OAuth client secret (required for generating auth keys for Tailscale)

        • hostAliases

          {object}
          Defines the project host alias overrides to apply to /etc/hosts in resource containers

          • enabled

            boolean
            Enable support for adding /etc/hosts overrides for a container

          • hostEntries

            [array]
            Entries to add to /etc/hosts
            • {object}

              • ipAddress

                string required
                pattern
                ^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$

              • hostnames

                [array] required
                • string
                  pattern
                  ^(([a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*)|[a-z0-9]\.)*([a-z]+|xn\-\-[a-z0-9]+)\.?$

          • restrictions

            {object}

            • enabled

              boolean required
              Whether or not to restrict the settings to resources with specific tags

            • tags

              [array]
              The tags which determine the resources the settings should be applied to
              • string
                min length
                3
                max length
                39
                pattern
                ^[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?$

            • tagMatchCondition

              string
              If all or any of the tags must be present on the target for it to match the condition.
              one of
              and, or

      • createdAt

        string
        time of creation

      • updatedAt

        string
        time of update
API
CLI
JS Client

POST /v1/projects

Example request

Request body
Create a project in a Northflank region
curl
curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
  --request POST \
  --data '{"name":"New Project","description":"This is a new project.","color":"#EF233C","region":"europe-west","networking":{"tailscale":{"restrictions":{"tagMatchCondition":"or"}},"hostAliases":{"restrictions":{"tagMatchCondition":"or"}}}}' \
  https://api.northflank.com/v1/projects
OR
Create a project in a BYOC cluster
curl
curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer NORTHFLANK_API_TOKEN" \
  --request POST \
  --data '{"name":"New Project","description":"This is a new project.","color":"#EF233C","clusterId":"gcp-cluster-1","networking":{"tailscale":{"restrictions":{"tagMatchCondition":"or"}},"hostAliases":{"restrictions":{"tagMatchCondition":"or"}}}}' \
  https://api.northflank.com/v1/projects

Example response

200 OK

Details about the created project.

JSON

{
  "data": {
    "id": "example-project",
    "name": "New Project",
    "description": "This is a new project.",
    "color": "#EF233C",
    "region": "europe-west",
    "clusterId": "gcp-cluster-1",
    "networking": {
      "tailscale": {
        "restrictions": {
          "tagMatchCondition": "or"
        }
      },
      "hostAliases": {
        "restrictions": {
          "tagMatchCondition": "or"
        }
      }
    },
    "createdAt": "2000-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2000-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
  }
}

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