> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://gateway-draft.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating a PDA

You have to write a mutation to create a PDA. The mutation should be written in the following format:

```graphql
# Query
mutation createPDA {
  createPDA(
    input: {
      title: "Favorite Person on Crypto Twitter"
      description: "This is to someone who's content you admire/love on Crypto Twitter."
      owner: { type: GATEWAY_ID, value: "saviour1001" } # Whomst the PDA is issued to
      dataModelId: "9f27397e-27f2-4c30-b1b7-829371de4df5" # The data model ID for the PDA
      expirationDate: null
      organization: null
      claim: {
        handleName: "@gateway_xyz" # string
        favoritePosts: ["awesome"] # array
      }
    }
  ) {
    id
    arweaveUrl
    dataAsset {
      owner {
        id
        gatewayId
      }
      issuer {
        id
        gatewayId
      }
    }
  }
}
```

You have to put in the parameters according to the data model you are using.

The `dataModelId` is the ID of the data model you are using.

You can fetch an already prepared query from the dashboard for the data model you are using.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gateway-draft/assets/api-assets/pda-creation.png" alt="PDA Creation" />

<RequestExample>
  ```ts Node.js
  const axios = require("axios");
  let data = JSON.stringify({
    query: `YOUR_GRAPHQL_QUERY_HERE`,
    variables: {},
  });

  let config = {
    method: "post",
    maxBodyLength: Infinity,
    url: "https://sandbox.protocol.mygateway.xyz/graphql",
    headers: {
      "X-Api-Key": "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
      Authorization: "Bearer <YOUR_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN>",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    data: data,
  };

  axios
    .request(config)
    .then((response) => {
      console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      console.log(error);
    });
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json
  {
    "data": {
      "createPDA": {
        "id": "69786e9a-52c9-42ec-945f-c5b4987d0b3b",
        "arweaveUrl": "https://arweave.net/rprGIebHqyxuIRVQaCYTGrrQg2k4Io8vXP7kNOOZC68",
        "dataAsset": {
          "owner": {
            "id": "dffb7a18-d2a4-472e-ac46-4f069b1e8ead",
            "gatewayId": "saviour1001"
          },
          "issuer": {
            "id": "dffb7a18-d2a4-472e-ac46-4f069b1e8ead",
            "gatewayId": "saviour1001"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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