# Create a private mesh

`POST /v1/meshes`

**In this build:** Uses a stand-in for an external service. The record and lifecycle are real. Addresses, DNS and TLS need a deployed network.

**Scope:** `network.write`

**CLI:** `harebox mesh new`

## Request: `CreateMeshRequest`

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `name` (required) | `string` |  |
| `label_selector` | `string` |  |

## Response: 201

`Mesh`

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `id` (required) | `string` |  |
| `name` (required) | `string` |  |
| `cidr` | `string` |  |
| `label_selector` | `string` |  |

Errors follow [one format](../errors.html).