---
type: api
title: Create a pack
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v8/operation/operation-osquerycreatepacks
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v8/operation/operation-osquerycreatepacks
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Create a pack

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/osquery/packs`
- `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/osquery/packs`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v8/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v8/authentication#basicauth)

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Create a query pack.

## Request Body

`application/json`

- `description` (string) — optional
  The pack description.
- `enabled` (boolean) — optional
  Enables the pack.
- `name` (string) — optional
  The pack name.
- `policy_ids` ([] object) — optional
  A list of agents policy IDs.
- `queries` (object) — optional
  An object of queries.
- `shards` (object) — optional
  An object with shard configuration for policies included in the pack. For each policy, set the shard configuration to a percentage (1–100) of target hosts.

## Response

OK

`application/json`

Type: `object`

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
POST /api/osquery/packs
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "https://{kibana_url}/api/osquery/packs"
```