# Create a directory

`POST /v1/directories` · permission `directories:write`

Creates an inactive SCIM directory for an organization and its first SCIM token. Give the identity provider (Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace…) the `base_url` and the `token`. `token` is returned only in this response, once; no endpoint returns it later. The response carries `Cache-Control: no-store`, and a response replayed for the same `Idempotency-Key` omits `token` and carries `secret_redacted: true`; create a new token with `POST /v1/directories/{directory_id}/tokens` if you lost it. The creation is audited as `directory.created` and `directory.token_created` (the token never enters the audit log).

`scim_host` must be the environment's primary host: its active custom domain, otherwise `<slug>.<region>.keenauth.app`. The directory's SCIM base URL is `https://<scim_host>/scim/v2/<directory>`.

## Request

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `organization_id` | string | yes | Organization ID (`org_…`); it must exist in this environment and be active. |
| `name` | string | yes | 1–64 characters, no control characters, no leading or trailing spaces. |
| `scim_host` | string | yes | The environment's primary host (lower-case DNS name); it must route to this environment. |
| `type` | string | no | `scim` (default; the only type in this release). |
| `token_label` | string | no | Label of the first token, 1–100 characters; default `Initial token`. |

## Response

`201 Created` with the directory, `token_id` and the one-time `token`.

```json
{
  "id": "dir_01j9xm2n4p6q8r0s2t4v6w8y0z",
  "organization_id": "org_01j9xk3m7q8r2s4t6v8w0y2z4a",
  "type": "scim",
  "name": "Okta",
  "state": "inactive",
  "base_url": "https://acme.eu.keenauth.app/scim/v2/dir_01j9xm2n4p6q8r0s2t4v6w8y0z",
  "created_at": "2026-10-19T09:31:00.123456Z",
  "last_request_at": null,
  "provisioning_mode": "user_store",
  "attribute_allowlist": [],
  "unverified_domain_action": "invite",
  "delete_action": "remove_membership",
  "on_delete_memberships": "keep",
  "mass_deprovision_guard": {"enabled": true, "percent": 10, "absolute_min": 25},
  "send_welcome_email": false,
  "token_id": "0192a3b4-c5d6-7e8f-9a0b-1c2d3e4f5a6b",
  "token": "idp_scim_<token>"
}
```

## Errors

| HTTP | code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 404 | `not_found` | The organization does not exist in this environment. |
| 409 | `organization_disabled` | The organization is not active; no directory is created. |
| 409 | `organization_pending_deletion` | The organization is scheduled for deletion; no directory is created. |
| 422 | `idempotency_key_reuse` | The `Idempotency-Key` was used for a different request. |
| 422 | `validation_failed` | A field is missing or invalid; `/scim_host` `invalid` when the host is malformed or does not route to this environment. |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | The credential is missing, invalid or revoked. |
| 403 | `insufficient_permissions` | The credential lacks the required permission. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | The rate limit was exceeded; retry after the `Retry-After` period. |
| 503 | `service_unavailable` | Directory sync is temporarily unavailable or not configured in this deployment; retry after the `Retry-After` period. |

## Example

```bash
curl -i -X POST "https://api.eu.keenauth.com/v1/directories" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEENAUTH_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"organization_id":"org_01j9xk3m7q8r2s4t6v8w0y2z4a","name":"Okta","scim_host":"acme.eu.keenauth.app"}'
```