# Create an endpoint
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To create a serverless endpoint, you can use the [Amazon SageMaker AI console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/home), the [CreateEndpoint](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/APIReference/API_CreateEndpoint.html) API, or the AWS CLI. The API and console approaches are outlined in the following sections. Once you create your endpoint, it can take a few minutes for the endpoint to become available.

## To create an endpoint (using API)
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The following example uses the [AWS SDK for Python (Boto3)](https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/index.html) to call the [CreateEndpoint](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/APIReference/API_CreateEndpoint.html) API. Specify the following values:
+ For `EndpointName`, enter a name for the endpoint that is unique within a Region in your account.
+ For `EndpointConfigName`, use the name of the endpoint configuration that you created in the previous section.

```
response = client.create_endpoint(
    EndpointName="<your-endpoint-name>",
    EndpointConfigName="<your-endpoint-config>"
)
```

## To create an endpoint (using the console)
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1. Sign in to the [Amazon SageMaker AI console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/home).

1. In the navigation tab, choose **Inference**.

1. Next, choose **Endpoints**.

1. Choose **Create endpoint**.

1. For **Endpoint name**, enter a name than is unique within a Region in your account.

1. For **Attach endpoint configuration**, select **Use an existing endpoint configuration**.

1. For **Endpoint configuration**, select the name of the endpoint configuration you created in the previous section and then choose **Select endpoint configuration**.

1. (Optional) For **Tags**, enter key-value pairs if you want to create metadata for your endpoint.

1. Choose **Create endpoint**.  
![\[Screenshot of the create and configure endpoint page in the console.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/latest/dg/images/serverless-endpoints-create.png)