OpenMetadata/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.7.x/main-concepts/metadata-standard/schemas/api/services/createApiService.md

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title: Create API Service | OpenMetadata API Service Creation
slug: /main-concepts/metadata-standard/schemas/api/services/createapiservice
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# CreateApiServiceRequest

*Create API Service entity request*

## Properties

- **`name`**: Name that identifies the this entity instance uniquely. Refer to *[../../type/basic.json#/definitions/entityName](#/../type/basic.json#/definitions/entityName)*.
- **`displayName`** *(string)*: Display Name that identifies this API service. It could be title or label from the source services.
- **`description`**: Description of API service entity. Refer to *[../../type/basic.json#/definitions/markdown](#/../type/basic.json#/definitions/markdown)*.
- **`serviceType`**: Refer to *[../../entity/services/apiService.json#/definitions/apiServiceType](#/../entity/services/apiService.json#/definitions/apiServiceType)*.
- **`connection`**: Refer to *[../../entity/services/apiService.json#/definitions/apiConnection](#/../entity/services/apiService.json#/definitions/apiConnection)*.
- **`tags`** *(array)*: Tags for this API Service. Default: `null`.
  - **Items**: Refer to *[../../type/tagLabel.json](#/../type/tagLabel.json)*.
- **`owners`**: Owners of this API service. Refer to *[../../type/entityReferenceList.json](#/../type/entityReferenceList.json)*. Default: `null`.
- **`dataProducts`** *(array)*: List of fully qualified names of data products this entity is part of.
  - **Items**: Refer to *[../../type/basic.json#/definitions/fullyQualifiedEntityName](#/../type/basic.json#/definitions/fullyQualifiedEntityName)*.
- **`domain`** *(string)*: Fully qualified name of the domain the API Service belongs to.


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