# CreateAppInstanceAdmin
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Promotes an `AppInstanceUser` or `AppInstanceBot` to an `AppInstanceAdmin`. The promoted entity can perform the following actions. 
+  `ChannelModerator` actions across all channels in the `AppInstance`.
+  `DeleteChannelMessage` actions.

Only an `AppInstanceUser` and `AppInstanceBot` can be promoted to an `AppInstanceAdmin` role.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /app-instances/appInstanceArn/admins HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "AppInstanceAdminArn": "string"
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [appInstanceArn](#API_CreateAppInstanceAdmin_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="chimesdk-CreateAppInstanceAdmin-request-uri-AppInstanceArn"></a>
The ARN of the `AppInstance`.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 5. Maximum length of 1600.  
Pattern: `arn:[a-z0-9-\.]{1,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[^/].{0,1023}`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [AppInstanceAdminArn](#API_CreateAppInstanceAdmin_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="chimesdk-CreateAppInstanceAdmin-request-AppInstanceAdminArn"></a>
The ARN of an existing instance user or bot, to be promoted to the administrator of the current AppInstance.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 5. Maximum length of 1600.  
Pattern: `arn:[a-z0-9-\.]{1,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[^/].{0,1023}`   
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 201
Content-type: application/json

{
   "AppInstanceAdmin": { 
      "Arn": "string",
      "Name": "string"
   },
   "AppInstanceArn": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 201 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [AppInstanceAdmin](#API_CreateAppInstanceAdmin_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="chimesdk-CreateAppInstanceAdmin-response-AppInstanceAdmin"></a>
The ARN and name of the administrator, the ARN of the `AppInstance`, and the created and last-updated timestamps. All timestamps use epoch milliseconds.  
Type: [Identity](API_Identity.md) object

 ** [AppInstanceArn](#API_CreateAppInstanceAdmin_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="chimesdk-CreateAppInstanceAdmin-response-AppInstanceArn"></a>
The ARN of the of the admin for the `AppInstance`.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 5. Maximum length of 1600.  
Pattern: `arn:[a-z0-9-\.]{1,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[^/].{0,1023}` 

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Errors](CommonErrors.md).

 ** BadRequestException **   
The input parameters don't match the service's restrictions.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ConflictException **   
The request could not be processed because of conflict in the current state of the resource.  
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** ForbiddenException **   
The client is permanently forbidden from making the request.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** ResourceLimitExceededException **   
The request exceeds the resource limit.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServiceFailureException **   
The service encountered an unexpected error.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ServiceUnavailableException **   
The service is currently unavailable.  
HTTP Status Code: 503

 ** ThrottledClientException **   
The client exceeded its request rate limit.  
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** UnauthorizedClientException **   
The client is not currently authorized to make the request.  
HTTP Status Code: 401

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/chime-sdk-identity-2021-04-20/CreateAppInstanceAdmin)