---
title: "desCreateSymbol"
url: "https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/platform-api-docs/reference/library-management/operations/mutations/des-create-symbol"
bounded_context: "Library Management"
kind: "mutations"
experimental: false
deprecated: false
---

# desCreateSymbol

Creates a symbol.

### Type

#### [`DesCreateSymbolPayload`](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/platform-api-docs/reference/library-management/types/objects/des-create-symbol-payload.md) object

Payload associated with creating a symbol.

```graphql
desCreateSymbol(
  input: DesCreateSymbolInput!
): DesCreateSymbolPayload!
```

### Arguments

#### `input` · [`DesCreateSymbolInput!`](https://altiumdeveloper.github.io/platform-api-docs/reference/library-management/types/inputs/des-create-symbol-input.md) non-null input