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= Creating remote caches with the REST API
Use the {brandname} REST API to create remote caches on {brandname} Server from any suitable HTTP client.

.Prerequisites

* Create a {brandname} user with `admin` permissions.
* Start at least one {brandname} Server instance.
* Have a {brandname} cache configuration.

.Procedure

* Invoke `POST` requests to `/rest/v2/caches/<cache_name>` with cache configuration in the payload.

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources
* link:{rest_docs}#rest_v2_cache_operations[Creating and Managing Caches with the REST API]
