# Create a service via Rancher API

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/create-a-service-via-rancher-api/7912>\
**Category:** Rancher 1.x\
**Created:** [November 28, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-a-service-via-rancher-api/7912 "2017-11-28T13:43:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhemrg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/mhemrg/32/3084_2.png) [@mhemrg](https://forums.suse.com/u/mhemrg)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/create-a-service-via-rancher-api/7912/1 "2017-11-28T13:43:38Z")

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I don’t know how can I create a service via Rancher API programmatically. Can you please give me an example? For example, creating a Nginx service.  
Thanks.