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+# Gitea Create Repo - API Curl POST
+
+```
+curl -X POST -H "Authorization: token YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
+-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+-d '{"name": "new-repo", "private": true}' \
+https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/user/repos   
+```