---
title: Create Language
description: The sample shows the POST {{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages operation to create a new language resource associated with the environment specified by its ID in the request URL. In the request body, the locale property is required. The value must be one of the ISO standard language codes. For more information, refer to ISO Language Code Table.
component: pingone-api
page_id: pingone-api:platform:language-management/languages/create-language-1
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingone-api/platform/language-management/languages/create-language-1.html
section_ids:
  prerequisites: Prerequisites
  headers: Headers
  body: Body
  example-request: Example Request
  example-response: Example Response
---

# Create Language

##

```none
POST {{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages
```

The sample shows the `POST {{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages` operation to create a new language resource associated with the environment specified by its ID in the request URL. In the request body, the `locale` property is required. The value must be one of the ISO standard language codes. For more information, refer to [ISO Language Code Table](http://www.lingoes.net/en/translator/langcode.htm).

### Prerequisites

* Refer to [Language Management](../../language-management.html) for important overview information.

> **Collapse: Request Model**
>
> | Property | Type   | Required? |
> | -------- | ------ | --------- |
> | `locale` | String | Required  |
>
> Refer to the [Languages data model](../languages.html#languages-input-data-model) for full property descriptions.

### Headers

Authorization      Bearer {{accessToken}}

Content-Type      application/json

### Body

raw ( application/json )

```json
{
  "locale": "fi"
}
```

##

### Example Request

* cURL

* C#

* Go

* HTTP

* Java

* jQuery

* NodeJS

* Python

* PHP

* Ruby

* Swift

```shell
curl --location --globoff '{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}' \
--data '{
  "locale": "fi"
}'
```

```csharp
var options = new RestClientOptions("{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages")
{
  MaxTimeout = -1,
};
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}");
var body = @"{" + "\n" +
@"  ""locale"": ""fi""" + "\n" +
@"}";
request.AddStringBody(body, DataFormat.Json);
RestResponse response = await client.ExecuteAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);
```

```golang
package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "strings"
  "net/http"
  "io"
)

func main() {

  url := "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages"
  method := "POST"

  payload := strings.NewReader(`{
  "locale": "fi"
}`)

  client := &http.Client {
  }
  req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)

  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
  req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")

  res, err := client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  defer res.Body.Close()

  body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  fmt.Println(string(body))
}
```

```http
POST /v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages HTTP/1.1
Host: {{apiPath}}
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}

{
  "locale": "fi"
}
```

```java
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
  .build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\n  \"locale\": \"fi\"\n}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages")
  .method("POST", body)
  .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
  .build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
```

```javascript
var settings = {
  "url": "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages",
  "method": "POST",
  "timeout": 0,
  "headers": {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
  },
  "data": JSON.stringify({
    "locale": "fi"
  }),
};

$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
  console.log(response);
});
```

```javascript
var request = require('request');
var options = {
  'method': 'POST',
  'url': '{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages',
  'headers': {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "locale": "fi"
  })

};
request(options, function (error, response) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);
  console.log(response.body);
});
```

```python
import requests
import json

url = "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages"

payload = json.dumps({
  "locale": "fi"
})
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)
```

```php
<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_POST);
$request->setConfig(array(
  'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
$request->setHeader(array(
  'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
));
$request->setBody('{\n  "locale": "fi"\n}');
try {
  $response = $request->send();
  if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
    echo $response->getBody();
  }
  else {
    echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
    $response->getReasonPhrase();
  }
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
  echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
```

```ruby
require "uri"
require "json"
require "net/http"

url = URI("{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
request.body = JSON.dump({
  "locale": "fi"
})

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```swift
let parameters = "{\n  \"locale\": \"fi\"\n}"
let postData = parameters.data(using: .utf8)

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "{{apiPath}}/v1/environments/{{envID}}/languages")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.addValue("Bearer {{accessToken}}", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")

request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = postData

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
  guard let data = data else {
    print(String(describing: error))
    return
  }
  print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}

task.resume()
```

### Example Response

201 Created

```json
{
    "_links": {
        "self": {
            "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/languages/8d2212dd-d979-4812-ad91-a8aad0882364"
        },
        "status": {
            "href": "https://api.pingone.com/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/languages/8d2212dd-d979-4812-ad91-a8aad0882364/status"
        }
    },
    "id": "8d2212dd-d979-4812-ad91-a8aad0882364",
    "environment": {
        "id": "abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
    },
    "locale": "fi",
    "name": "Finnish",
    "enabled": false,
    "customerAdded": true,
    "createdAt": "2022-06-07T14:20:42.677Z",
    "updatedAt": "2022-06-07T14:20:42.677Z",
    "default": false
}
```
