Create a space

Places module

POST/spacesspaces.create

A space within a venue. Creates a space. Requires `Idempotency-Key`; a replay returns the original response. The organization is derived from the credential or the parent row, never from the body.

Requires the capability places.space.write.
OAuth scopes: places.
Send an Idempotency-Key header. A replay with the same key returns the original response.
Error statuses: 400, 401, 409, 422, 429. Errors are RFC 9457 problem details.

Request body: SpaceCreate

spaces.create: SpaceCreate
Field	Type	Required	Description
venue_id	string (uuid)	Yes	Identifier of the venue.
name	string	Yes	Space name.Constraints: length 1 to 300
capacity	integer \| null	No	Rated occupant capacity.Constraints: range 0 to any
area_sq_ft	number \| null	No	Floor area in square feet.
urid	Urid \| null	No
description	string \| null	No	What the space is used for.Constraints: length 1 to 2000

{
  "venue_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "name": "North Lawn",
  "capacity": 2500,
  "area_sq_ft": 18000,
  "description": "Backstage green room for talent."
}

Response 201: Space

spaces.create: Space
Field	Type	Required	Description
id	string (uuid)	Yes	Identifier of the space.
org_id	string (uuid)	Yes	Identifier of the owning organization, derived from the parent row and never accepted from the caller.
created_at	string (date-time)	Yes	When the row was created.
created_by	string (uuid) \| null	Yes	Identifier of the person who created the row; null when a seed, platform or system process created it.
updated_at	string (date-time)	Yes	When the row was last updated.
updated_by	string (uuid) \| null	Yes	Identifier of the person who last updated the row; null when a seed, platform or system process updated it.
venue_id	string (uuid)	Yes	Identifier of the venue.
name	string	Yes	Space name.Constraints: length 1 to 300
capacity	integer \| null	Yes	Rated occupant capacity.Constraints: range 0 to any
area_sq_ft	number \| null	Yes	Floor area in square feet.
urid	Urid \| null	Yes
description	string \| null	Yes	What the space is used for.Constraints: length 1 to 2000

{
  "id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "org_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "created_at": "2026-10-08T14:30:00Z",
  "created_by": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-08T14:30:00Z",
  "updated_by": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "venue_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "name": "North Lawn",
  "capacity": 2500,
  "area_sq_ft": 18000,
  "urid": "4000.01.01",
  "description": "Backstage green room for talent."
}

Code samples

curl -X POST "$XOS_BASE_URL/spaces" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $XOS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"venue_id":"0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f","name":"North Lawn","capacity":2500,"area_sq_ft":18000,"description":"Backstage green room for talent."}'

const { data } = await xos.spaces.create({
    "venue_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f",
    "name": "North Lawn",
    "capacity": 2500,
    "area_sq_ft": 18000,
    "description": "Backstage green room for talent."
  });

response = xos.spaces.create({"venue_id": "0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f", "name": "North Lawn", "capacity": 2500, "area_sq_ft": 18000, "description": "Backstage green room for talent."})

xos spaces create --data '{"venue_id":"0192f1e2-7c3a-7b4d-9e8f-1a2b3c4d5e6f","name":"North Lawn","capacity":2500,"area_sq_ft":18000,"description":"Backstage green room for talent."}'