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# Add

## Overview

Adds a new content area to your account and returns an initialized object

### Syntax

Add(1)

### Function Properties

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| Ordinal | Type   |              | Description                                                     |
| ------- | ------ | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **1**   | object | **Required** | JSON object representing the properties of the new content area |

## Example

This sample code adds a content area to your account:

```
var exampleArea = {
    "CustomerKey" : "exampleArea",
    "Name" : "SSJS Content Area Example",
    "CategoryID" : 123456                            //Use only if you wish to assign the content area to a specific folder
    "Layout" : "RawText",                            //Use only if you wish to create a specific layout format for a content area
    "LayoutSpecified" : true,                        //Use only if you specify a layout type
    "Content" : "<b>This is example content</b>"
};

var addedCA = ContentAreaObj.Add(exampleArea);
```