# POST /gists/{gist_id}/forks

**Resource:** [gists](../resources/gists.md)
**Fork a gist**
**Operation ID:** `gists/fork`

## Responses

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 201 | Response |
| 304 | (reference) |
| 403 | (reference) |
| 404 | (reference) |
| 422 | (reference) |

**Success Response Schema:**

[base-gist](../schemas/base-gist/base-gist.md)

