# load\_balancer:create

Last edited on 28 Aug 2025

## Scope Summary

Create load balancers

## Required Scopes

To add a scope to an API token, you must also add its required scopes. For example, to add a non-read scope for a resource type, you must also add the read scope for that resource type.

The following scopes are required for `load_balancer:create`:

| Scope | Description |
|---|---|
| [`load_balancer:read`](../../load_balancer/read) | View load balancers |
| [`regions:read`](../../regions/read) | View data center regions |
| [`sizes:read`](../../sizes/read) | View Droplet plan sizes |
| [`actions:read`](../../actions/read) | View events of shared resources that have occurred in the current team |
| [`droplet:read`](../../droplet/read) | View Droplets |
| [`image:read`](../../image/read) | View images |
| [`tag:read`](../../tag/read) | View resource tags |
| [`vpc:read`](../../vpc/read) | View VPCs |