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POST
Create a source

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Secret key (sk_live_...)

Headers

Idempotency-Key
string

Optional key that makes the request idempotent. Retrying with the same key returns the original response instead of repeating the operation; keys expire after 24 hours. Any string up to 256 characters. See Idempotency.

Maximum string length: 256
Example:

"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

Body

Request body for creating a new source.

type
string
required

The source type. website is currently the only supported type; it defaults to website if omitted.

website
object
required

Website configuration for the source.

name
null | string

Display name for the source.

headers
null | object

Optional custom headers Deck attaches to every request to the source's host, such as an access gateway's service token. Available on Enterprise plans as an add-on; returns feature_not_available until enabled for your organization.

Response

An existing source with the same URL was returned. Sources are deduplicated by their normalized URL, so creating a source that already exists returns the existing source with 200 instead of 201.

A source object. Sources are websites or services that agents connect to.

id
string
required

Unique identifier for the source, prefixed with src_.

Pattern: ^src_
Example:

"src_AbC123xYz456"

object
string
required

Always source.

name
null | string
required

Display name for the source.

type
string
required

The source type. website is currently the only supported type; it defaults to website if omitted.

website
object
required

Website configuration for the source.

created_at
string<date-time>
required

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the resource was created.

Example:

"2026-08-24T12:00:00Z"

updated_at
string<date-time>
required

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the resource was last updated.

Example:

"2026-08-24T12:00:00Z"

request_id
string
required

Unique identifier for the API request. Include this when contacting support.

headers
null | object

Request headers configured on the source. Omitted when none are set.