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# Create an album

> Creates a new, empty album in a library (with optional name and description) and returns it. The album starts empty — follow up with `add_assets_to_album` to populate it. To rename an existing album, use `update_album` instead of creating a new one.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.gumnut.ai/openapi.json post /api/albums
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Gumnut API
  description: API for using Gumnut to manage photos and videos
  version: 0.1.0
servers: []
security: []
paths:
  /api/albums:
    post:
      tags:
        - albums
      summary: Create an album
      description: >-
        Creates a new, empty album in a library (with optional name and
        description) and returns it. The album starts empty — follow up with
        `add_assets_to_album` to populate it. To rename an existing album, use
        `update_album` instead of creating a new one.
      operationId: create_album
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlbumCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlbumResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not found
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    AlbumCreate:
      properties:
        name:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              maxLength: 255
            - type: 'null'
          title: Name
          description: >-
            Display name for the new album. Optional; callers that need to name
            an album can set it here or via `update_album` after creation.
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              maxLength: 8192
            - type: 'null'
          title: Description
          description: Optional free-form description shown alongside the album name.
        library_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Library Id
          description: >-
            Library to create the album in. Optional if the user has a single
            library; required when they have multiple.
      type: object
      title: AlbumCreate
    AlbumResponse:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          title: Id
          description: Unique album identifier with 'album_' prefix
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
          description: Display name of the album
        description:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Description
          description: Optional description text for the album
        asset_count:
          type: integer
          title: Asset Count
          description: Total number of assets in this album
        album_cover_asset_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Album Cover Asset Id
          description: >-
            ID of the asset displayed as the album cover. May be a
            server-selected default when the album has no explicit cover set, or
            null when the album has no live assets.
        asset_urls:
          anyOf:
            - additionalProperties:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetVariant'
              type: object
            - type: 'null'
          title: Asset Urls
          description: 'Asset variants for the album cover: ''thumbnail'''
        start_date:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              format: date-time
            - type: 'null'
          title: Start Date
          description: >-
            The oldest asset date (local_datetime) in the album, or null if
            empty
        end_date:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              format: date-time
            - type: 'null'
          title: End Date
          description: >-
            The newest asset date (local_datetime) in the album, or null if
            empty
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          title: Created At
          description: When this album was created
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          title: Updated At
          description: When this album was last updated
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - asset_count
        - created_at
        - updated_at
      title: AlbumResponse
      description: Represents a collection of assets organized by the user.
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    AssetVariant:
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
          title: Url
          description: URL to fetch this image variant
        mimetype:
          type: string
          title: Mimetype
          description: MIME type of the served image
        width:
          anyOf:
            - type: integer
            - type: 'null'
          title: Width
          description: Target width in pixels (null if unknown)
      type: object
      required:
        - url
        - mimetype
      title: AssetVariant
      description: A single image variant with its URL, MIME type, and target width.
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError

````