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createOrganization()

Creates an Organization.

function createOrganization(params: CreateParams): Promise<Organization>

CreateParams

  • Name
    name
    Type
    string
    Description

    Name of the organization.

  • Name
    createdBy
    Type
    string
    Description

    The user ID for the user creating the organization. The user will become an administrator for the organization.

  • Name
    slug?
    Type
    string
    Description

    Slug of the organization.

  • Name
    publicMetadata?
    Type
    OrganizationPublicMetadata
    Description

    Metadata that can be read from both the Frontend API and Backend API, but can be set only from the Backend API.

  • Name
    privateMetadata?
    Type
    OrganizationPrivateMetadata
    Description

    Metadata that is only visible to your Backend API.

  • Name
    maxAllowedMemberships?
    Type
    number
    Description

    The maximum number of memberships allowed in the organization. Setting this value to 0 removes any limit, allowing an unlimited number of memberships.

Example

Note

Importing clerkClient varies based on your framework. Refer to the Backend SDK overview for usage details, including guidance on how to access the userId and other properties.

const name = 'test-org'

const createdBy = 'user_123'

const response = await clerkClient.organizations.createOrganization({ name, createdBy })

Backend API (BAPI) endpoint

This method in the SDK is a wrapper around the BAPI endpoint POST/organizations. See the BAPI reference for more information.

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