# Create

**Usage**: `client.platform.contracts.create(contractDefinitions, identity)`  
**Description**: This method will return a Contract object initialized with the parameters defined and apply to the used identity.

Parameters:

| Parameters              | Type             | Required | Description                                                                                                            |
| ----------------------- | ---------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **contractDefinitions** | JSONDataContract | yes      | The defined [JSON Application Schema](../../../explanations/platform-protocol-data-contract.md) |
| **identity**            | Identity         | yes      | A valid [registered `application` identity](../identities/register.md)          |

**Example**:

```js
  const identityId = '';// Your identity identifier.
  
  // Your valid json contract definitions
  const contractDefinitions = {
    note: {
      properties: {
        message: {
          type: "string"
        }
      },
      additionalProperties: false
    }
  };
  const identity = await client.platform.identities.get(identityId);
  const contract = client.platform.contracts.create(contractDefinitions, identity);
  
  // You can use the validate method from DPP to validate the created contract
  const validationResult = client.platform.dpp.dataContract.validate(contract);
```

**Note**: When your contract is created, it will only exist locally. Use the [publish](../contracts/publish.md) method to register it.  

Returns: Contract.