---
title: Create a Device Management Service
framework: Apple Business API
role: symbol
role_heading: Web Service Endpoint
platforms: [apple business api 2.5+]
path: applebusinessapi/create-an-mdmserver
---

# Create a Device Management Service

Create a new device management service in an organization.

## URL

POST https://api-business.apple.com/v1/mdmServers

## Response Codes

201 Created: 400 Bad Request: An error occurred with your request. 401 Unauthorized: 403 Forbidden: Request not authorized. 409 Conflict: Request entity error(s). 422 : Unprocessable request entity error(s). 429 : Too Many Requests

## Overview

Overview note: The serverName and serverCertificate attributes are required. Example

## Topics

### Responses

- [MdmServerResponse](applebusinessapi/mdmserverresponse.md)

## See Also

### Device Management Services

- [Get Device Management Services](applebusinessapi/get-mdm-servers.md)
- [Get Device Management Service Information](applebusinessapi/get-mdmserver-information.md)
- [Update a Device Management Service](applebusinessapi/update-an-mdmserver.md)
- [Delete a Device Management Service](applebusinessapi/delete-an-mdmserver.md)
- [Get the Device Serial Numbers for a Device Management Service](applebusinessapi/get-all-device-ids-for-an-mdmserver.md)
- [Get the Assigned Device Management Service ID for a Device](applebusinessapi/get-the-assigned-server-id-for-an-orgdevice.md)
- [Get the Assigned Device Management Service Information for a Device](applebusinessapi/get-the-assigned-server-information-for-an-orgdevice.md)
- [Assign or Unassign Devices to a Device Management Service or Release Devices](applebusinessapi/create-an-orgdeviceactivity.md)
- [Get Organization Device Activity Information](applebusinessapi/get-orgdeviceactivity-information.md)