> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developer.gospace.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developer.gospace.com/start-building/create-a-location/create-a-layer/create-zones.md).

# Create zones

Define logical zones or neighbourhoods within your workplace to group spaces and support zone-level allocations and reporting.

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{% tab title="Node.js" %}

### Prerequisites

* Completed **Setup Your Development Environment** and **Send Your First API Request**
* Node.js v18+ and npm v9+
* A valid gospace API key in your `.env` file
* An existing **location\_id** and **layer\_id** (zones belong to a layer)
* One or more **space\_id** values (spaces must already exist before you can assign them to a zone)

***

### 1) Create the script

Create `create-zones.ts`:

```ts
import "dotenv/config";
import GospaceAI from "@gospace-ai/api";

async function main() {
  const gospace = new GospaceAI(process.env.GOSPACE_API_KEY!);

  const res = await gospace.spatial.createZones({
    zones: [
      {
        layer_id: "layer_123",             // required: the layer this zone belongs to
        name: "Quiet Zone",                // required: zone name
        spaces: ["space_101", "space_102"],// assign existing space IDs
        // external_id: "quiet-zone",       // optional
      },
      {
        layer_id: "layer_123",
        name: "Collaboration Zone",
        spaces: ["space_103", "space_104", "space_105"],
      }
    ],
  });

  console.log(JSON.stringify(res.data, null, 2));
}

main().catch((err) => {
  console.error("Request failed:", err);
  process.exit(1);
});
```

***

### 2) Run the script

With TypeScript:

```bash
npx tsx create-zones.ts
```

***

### 3) (Optional) Verify zones and their spaces

List zones for your layer and see which spaces are assigned:

```ts
import "dotenv/config";
import GospaceAI from "@gospace-ai/api";

async function main() {
  const gospace = new GospaceAI(process.env.GOSPACE_API_KEY!);
  const res = await gospace.spatial.getZones({
    layer_id: "layer_123",
    skip: 0,
    limit: 50,
  });
  console.log(JSON.stringify(res.data.zones, null, 2));
}

main().catch(console.error);
```

Run:

```bash
npx tsx list-zones.ts
```

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