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diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_create.go b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_create.go
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+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/libpod/containers_create.go
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+package libpod
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/api/handlers/utils"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/specgen"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// CreateContainer takes a specgenerator and makes a container. It returns
+// the new container ID on success along with any warnings.
+func CreateContainer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	runtime := r.Context().Value("runtime").(*libpod.Runtime)
+	var sg specgen.SpecGenerator
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&sg); err != nil {
+		utils.Error(w, "Something went wrong.", http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.Wrap(err, "Decode()"))
+		return
+	}
+	ctr, err := sg.MakeContainer(runtime)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.InternalServerError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	response := utils.ContainerCreateResponse{ID: ctr.ID()}
+	utils.WriteJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, response)
+}