---
title: platforms.create | Doing Work API
description: Create a developer platform account (private beta). The caller owns it.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/platforms-create/
---

# platforms.create

Create a developer platform account (private beta). The caller owns it.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `POST /v1/platforms` |
| MCP tool | `platforms_create` |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Developers and platforms](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#developers-and-platforms) |

## When to use it

A software company wants to manage shops for its customers (private beta).

## What to tell the owner

Nothing to explain.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `name` | string | yes |
| `terms_version` | string | yes |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/platforms
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "name": "Ruiz Plumbing",
  "terms_version": "..."
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input` | 400 | A field is missing, the wrong type, or unknown. The message names the field. Fix the input; don't retry as is. |
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |