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Method: apps.create

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Creates an App Engine application for a Google Cloud Platform project. Required fields:

  • id - The ID of the target Cloud Platform project.
  • location - The region where you want the App Engine application located.

For more information about App Engine applications, see Managing Projects, Applications, and Billing.

HTTP request

POST https://appengine.googleapis.com/v1/apps

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Request body

The request body contains an instance of Application.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Operation.

Authorization Scopes

Requires the following OAuth scope:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform

For more information, see the Authentication Overview.