# Create a locale

> Enable a new locale for the catalog.
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`POST /api/locales`

Creates a Locale resource.

Enables a new locale, identified by its `code` in the `ll` or `ll-CC` format (such as `fr` or `en-US`). The new locale is not the default: change the default with [Set the default locale](/api/product-management/default-locale/update/). Requires the `instance_params:write` and `instance_params:read` scopes.

## Request body

| Property | Type             | Required | Description |
| -------- | ---------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `code`   | `string \| null` | Yes      |             |

## Response

**201** - Locale resource created

| Property    | Type               | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----------- | ------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `@context`  | `string \| object` | -        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `@id`       | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `@type`     | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `code`      | `string`           | Yes      | A locale identifier in the format `ll` or `ll-CC`, where `ll` is a two-letter lowercase language code (e.g., `fr` for French), and `CC` is an optional two-letter uppercase country code (e.g. `FR` for France).<br><br>**Examples:** `fr`, `en-US`, `de-DE`. |
| `createdAt` | `string`           | -        | The date and time when the resource was created (ISO 8601 format).                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `default`   | `boolean`          | -        | Whether this locale is the default one. Exactly one locale is the default at any time. To change it, use PUT /api/default_locale.                                                                                                                             |
| `updatedAt` | `string`           | -        | The date and time when the resource was last modified (ISO 8601 format).                                                                                                                                                                                      |

## Errors

**400** - Invalid input

| Property      | Type               | Required | Description                                                                                                                          |
| ------------- | ------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `@context`    | `string \| object` | -        |                                                                                                                                      |
| `@id`         | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                                      |
| `@type`       | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                                      |
| `code`        | `string`           | -        | Stable identifier of the error in the error code catalogue (see /api/error-codes). Present on catalogued errors only.                |
| `description` | `string \| null`   | -        |                                                                                                                                      |
| `detail`      | `string \| null`   | -        | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.                                                             |
| `instance`    | `string \| null`   | -        | A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced. |
| `message`     | `string`           | -        | End-user message localized in the request locale, with this occurrence's values substituted. Present on catalogued errors only.      |
| `slug`        | `string`           | -        | Stable, readable key of the error in the error code catalogue. Present on catalogued errors only.                                    |
| `status`      | `integer \| null`  | -        |                                                                                                                                      |
| `title`       | `string \| null`   | -        | A short, human-readable summary of the problem. For a catalogued error it repeats the `slug`.                                        |
| `type`        | `string`           | -        | A URI reference that identifies the problem type. For a catalogued error it is the error code resource, `/api/error-codes/{code}`.   |

**403** - Access denied. The caller is missing one or more permissions required for this operation.

| Property             | Type               | Required | Description                                                                                                            |
| -------------------- | ------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `@context`           | `string \| object` | -        |                                                                                                                        |
| `@id`                | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                        |
| `@type`              | `string`           | Yes      |                                                                                                                        |
| `detail`             | `string`           | -        |                                                                                                                        |
| `missingPermissions` | `string[]`         | -        | Permissions that the caller is missing for this operation. Present only when the 403 is caused by a denied permission. |
| `status`             | `integer`          | -        |                                                                                                                        |
| `title`              | `string`           | -        |                                                                                                                        |
| `type`               | `string`           | -        |                                                                                                                        |

**422** - An error occurred

| Property      | Type               | Required | Description |
| ------------- | ------------------ | -------- | ----------- |
| `@context`    | `string \| object` | -        |             |
| `@id`         | `string`           | Yes      |             |
| `@type`       | `string`           | Yes      |             |
| `description` | `string`           | -        |             |
| `detail`      | `string`           | -        |             |
| `instance`    | `string \| null`   | -        |             |
| `status`      | `integer`          | -        |             |
| `title`       | `string \| null`   | -        |             |
| `type`        | `string`           | -        |             |
| `violations`  | `object[]`         | -        |             |

## Examples

### Example request

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://<tenant>.product-management.flowkiwi.net/api/locales' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
  -H 'Flowkiwi-Api-Version: 2026-07' \
  -H 'Accept: application/ld+json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/ld+json' \
  -d '{
  "code": "string"
}'
```

### Example response

```json
{
  "@context": "string",
  "@id": "string",
  "@type": "Locale",
  "code": "fr-FR",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:00:00+00:00",
  "default": true,
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-15T10:00:00+00:00"
}
```