diff --git a/modules/structs/project.go b/modules/structs/project.go
index d546021910..1b850504d9 100644
--- a/modules/structs/project.go
+++ b/modules/structs/project.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Project struct {
 }
 
 type CreateProjectOption struct {
+	// required:true
 	Title        string `json:"title" binding:"Required;MaxSize(100)"`
 	Content      string `json:"content"`
 	TemplateType uint8  `json:"template_type"`
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/shared/project.go b/routers/api/v1/shared/project.go
index 63fb629fdf..4858ec0676 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/shared/project.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/shared/project.go
@@ -41,6 +41,34 @@ func ProjectHandler(model string, fn func(ctx *context.APIContext, model string)
 
 // CreateProject creates a new project
 func CreateProject(ctx *context.APIContext, model string) {
+	// swagger: operation POST /users/{username}/{reponame}/projects project createProject
+	// ---
+	// summary: Create a project
+	// consumes:
+	// - application/json
+	// produces:
+	// - application/json
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: username
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the project
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: reponame
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: repository name
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: body
+	//   in: body
+	//   schema:
+	//     "$ref": "#/definitions/CreateProjectOption"
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/Project"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+
 	err := checkModelType(model)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/swagger/options.go b/routers/api/v1/swagger/options.go
index 1de58632d5..c9ee3102fc 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/swagger/options.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/swagger/options.go
@@ -205,4 +205,7 @@ type swaggerParameterBodies struct {
 
 	// in:body
 	UpdateVariableOption api.UpdateVariableOption
+
+	// in:body
+	CreateProjectOption api.CreateProjectOption
 }
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/swagger/project.go b/routers/api/v1/swagger/project.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90e1abd338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/v1/swagger/project.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package swagger
+
+import (
+	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+)
+
+// Project
+// swagger:response Project
+type swaggerResponseProject struct {
+	// in:body
+	Body api.Project `json:"body"`
+}