---
type: api
title: Create a dashboard
description: > This documentation is temporarily hosted at a separate location.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-create-dashboard
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-create-dashboard
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Create a dashboard

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

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/dashboards`

## Description

> This documentation is temporarily hosted at a separate location.
>
> **[View the full Dashboards API reference →](https://elastic.github.io/dashboards-api-spec/dashboards#tag/Dashboards)**

## Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  These APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example: `Authorization: ApiKey base64AccessApiKey`
- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`

## Response

See the full Dashboards API reference for detailed response schemas.

## Code examples

#### Console

```console
POST kbn:/api/dashboards
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/dashboards" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
```