diff --git a/include/endpoints/api_v1_tags.h b/include/endpoints/api_v1_tags.h
index 0f68f20..50d8cbc 100644
--- a/include/endpoints/api_v1_tags.h
+++ b/include/endpoints/api_v1_tags.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 void
 api_v1_tags_GET(struct mg_connection *nc, struct http_message *hm, endpoint_args_t *args, endpoint_response_t *response);
 
+void
+api_v1_tags_POST(struct mg_connection *nc, struct http_message *hm, endpoint_args_t *args, endpoint_response_t *response);
+
 void
 api_v1_tags_STR_GET(struct mg_connection *nc, struct http_message *hm, endpoint_args_t *args, endpoint_response_t *response);
 
diff --git a/src/endpoints/api_v1_tags.c b/src/endpoints/api_v1_tags.c
index 66fc6e8..96b3d29 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/api_v1_tags.c
+++ b/src/endpoints/api_v1_tags.c
@@ -33,3 +33,57 @@ api_v1_tags_GET(struct mg_connection *nc, struct http_message *hm, endpoint_args
     cJSON_Delete(json);
     free(all_tags);
 }
+
+void
+api_v1_tags_POST(struct mg_connection *nc, struct http_message *hm, endpoint_args_t *args, endpoint_response_t *response)
+{
+    (void)args;
+    (void)nc;
+
+    cJSON *json = cJSON_ParseWithLength(hm->body.p, hm->body.len);
+
+    if(json == NULL)
+    {
+        static const char content[] = "no valid json was supplied";
+        endpoint_response_text(response, 400, content, STRLEN(content));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cJSON *json_tag = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(json, "tag");
+    if(!cJSON_IsString(json_tag) || (json_tag->valuestring == NULL))
+    {
+        LOGGER_DEBUG("no tag provided\n");
+        cJSON_Delete(json);
+
+        static const char content[] = "no tag provided";
+        endpoint_response_text(response, 400, content, STRLEN(content));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if(tag_get_id(json_tag->valuestring))
+    {
+        LOGGER_DEBUG("tag existed already\n");
+        cJSON_Delete(json);
+
+        static const char content[] = "tag existed already";
+        endpoint_response_text(response, 400, content, STRLEN(content));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if(tag_save(0, json_tag->valuestring))
+    {
+        LOGGER_DEBUG("tag could not be saved\n");
+
+        static const char content[] = "tag could not be saved";
+        endpoint_response_text(response, 500, content, STRLEN(content));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        LOGGER_DEBUG("new tag saved\n");
+
+        endpoint_response_text(response, 201, json_tag->valuestring, 0);
+    }
+
+    cJSON_Delete(json);
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/src/models/tag.c b/src/models/tag.c
index 66f840a..e86541c 100644
--- a/src/models/tag.c
+++ b/src/models/tag.c
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ tag_save(int id, const char *tag)
     if (rc != SQLITE_DONE)
     {
         LOGGER_ERR("error saving tag: %s\n", sqlite3_errmsg(global_database));
-        return false;
+        return 1;
     }
 
     sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
 
-    return 1;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 char*
diff --git a/src/router.c b/src/router.c
index 14e53de..6c74428 100644
--- a/src/router.c
+++ b/src/router.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ router_init()
     router_register_endpoint("/api/v1/relays/tag/{str}", HTTP_METHOD_GET, api_v1_relays_tag_STR_GET);
 
     router_register_endpoint("/api/v1/tags/", HTTP_METHOD_GET, api_v1_tags_GET);
+    router_register_endpoint("/api/v1/tags/", HTTP_METHOD_POST, api_v1_tags_POST);
     router_register_endpoint("/api/v1/tags/{str}", HTTP_METHOD_GET, api_v1_tags_STR_GET);
     router_register_endpoint("/api/v1/tags/{str}", HTTP_METHOD_DELETE, api_v1_tags_STR_DELETE);