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# template.create

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### Description

`object template.create(object/array templates)`

This method allows to create new templates.

::: noteclassic
This method is only available to *Admin* and *Super admin*
user types. Permissions to call the method can be revoked in user role
settings. See [User
roles](/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/users/user_roles)
for more information.
:::

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### Parameters

`(object/array)` Templates to create.

Additionally to the [standard template properties](object#template), the
method accepts the following parameters.

|Parameter|[Type](/manual/api/reference_commentary#data-types)|Description|
|--|--|------|
|groups|object/array|[Template groups](/manual/api/reference/templategroup/object) to add the template to.<br><br>The template groups must have only the `groupid` property defined.<br><br>[Parameter behavior](/manual/api/reference_commentary#parameter-behavior):<br>- *required*|
|tags|object/array|[Template tags](/manual/api/reference/template/object#template-tag).|
|templates|object/array|[Templates](/manual/api/reference/template/object) to be linked to the template.<br><br>The templates must have only the `templateid` property defined.|
|macros|object/array|[User macros](/manual/api/reference/usermacro/object) to be created for the template.|

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### Return values

`(object)` Returns an object containing the IDs of the created templates
under the `templateids` property. The order of the returned IDs matches
the order of the passed templates.

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### Examples

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#### Creating a template

Create a template with tags and link two templates to this template.

[Request](/manual/api#performing-requests):

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "template.create",
    "params": {
        "host": "Linux template",
        "groups": {
            "groupid": 1
        },
        "templates": [
            {
                "templateid": "11115"
            },
            {
                "templateid": "11116"
            }
        ],
        "tags": [
            {
                "tag": "host-name",
                "value": "{HOST.NAME}"
            }
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

Response:

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "templateids": [
            "11117"
        ]
    },
    "id": 1
}
```

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### Source

CTemplate::create() in *ui/include/classes/api/services/CTemplate.php*.

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