diff --git a/api/handler.go b/api/handler.go
index a4be240..f535115 100644
--- a/api/handler.go
+++ b/api/handler.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func Handler() *mux.Router {
 	m.Get(router.DeleteObservation).Handler(handler(serveDeleteObservation))
 
 	m.Get(router.TextMeasurementType).Handler(handler(serveTextMeasurementType))
+	m.Get(router.CreateTextMeasurementType).Handler(handler(serveCreateTextMeasurementType))
 
 	return m
 }
diff --git a/api/text_measurement_types.go b/api/text_measurement_types.go
index e454cbc..f1fba37 100644
--- a/api/text_measurement_types.go
+++ b/api/text_measurement_types.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/models"
 )
 
 func serveTextMeasurementType(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
@@ -20,3 +22,21 @@ func serveTextMeasurementType(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 
 	return writeJSON(w, text_measurement_type)
 }
+
+func serveCreateTextMeasurementType(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	var text_measurement_type models.TextMeasurementType
+	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&text_measurement_type)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	created, err := store.TextMeasurementTypes.Create(&text_measurement_type)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if created {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+	}
+
+	return writeJSON(w, text_measurement_type)
+}
diff --git a/api/text_measurement_types_test.go b/api/text_measurement_types_test.go
index 95d0bee..af03918 100644
--- a/api/text_measurement_types_test.go
+++ b/api/text_measurement_types_test.go
@@ -38,3 +38,30 @@ func TestTextMeasurementType_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("got %+v but wanted %+v", got, want)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTextMeasurementType_Create(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+
+	want := newTextMeasurementType()
+
+	calledPost := false
+	store.TextMeasurementTypes.(*models.MockTextMeasurementTypesService).Create_ = func(text_measurement_type *models.TextMeasurementType) (bool, error) {
+		if !normalizeDeepEqual(want, text_measurement_type) {
+			t.Errorf("wanted request for text_measurement_type %d but got %d", want, text_measurement_type)
+		}
+		calledPost = true
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	success, err := apiClient.TextMeasurementTypes.Create(want)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !calledPost {
+		t.Error("!calledPost")
+	}
+	if !success {
+		t.Error("!success")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/datastore/text_measurement_types.go b/datastore/text_measurement_types.go
index ae83c56..22d7738 100644
--- a/datastore/text_measurement_types.go
+++ b/datastore/text_measurement_types.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package datastore
 
-import "github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/models"
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/models"
+)
 
 func init() {
 	DB.AddTableWithName(models.TextMeasurementType{}, "text_measurement_types").SetKeys(true, "Id")
@@ -20,3 +24,13 @@ func (s *textMeasurementTypesStore) Get(id int64) (*models.TextMeasurementType,
 	}
 	return text_measurement_type[0], nil
 }
+
+func (s *textMeasurementTypesStore) Create(text_measurement_type *models.TextMeasurementType) (bool, error) {
+	currentTime := time.Now()
+	text_measurement_type.CreatedAt = currentTime
+	text_measurement_type.UpdatedAt = currentTime
+	if err := s.dbh.Insert(text_measurement_type); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/datastore/text_measurement_types_test.go b/datastore/text_measurement_types_test.go
index d79e3d9..1bb7b28 100644
--- a/datastore/text_measurement_types_test.go
+++ b/datastore/text_measurement_types_test.go
@@ -42,3 +42,23 @@ func TestTextMeasurementTypesStore_Get_db(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("got text_measurement_type %+v, want %+v", text_measurement_type, want)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTextMeasurementTypesStore_Create_db(t *testing.T) {
+	tx, _ := DB.Begin()
+	defer tx.Rollback()
+
+	text_measurement_type := newTextMeasurementType(t, tx)
+
+	d := NewDatastore(tx)
+
+	created, err := d.TextMeasurementTypes.Create(text_measurement_type)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !created {
+		t.Error("!created")
+	}
+	if text_measurement_type.Id == 0 {
+		t.Error("want nonzero text_measurement_type.Id after submitting")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/models/text_measurement_types.go b/models/text_measurement_types.go
index 4b0a70a..33aebb7 100644
--- a/models/text_measurement_types.go
+++ b/models/text_measurement_types.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package models
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ func NewTextMeasurementType() *TextMeasurementType {
 type TextMeasurementTypesService interface {
 	// Get a text measurement type
 	Get(id int64) (*TextMeasurementType, error)
+
+	// Create a text measurement type
+	Create(text_measurement_type *TextMeasurementType) (bool, error)
 }
 
 var (
@@ -59,8 +63,28 @@ func (s *textMeasurementTypesService) Get(id int64) (*TextMeasurementType, error
 	return text_measurement_type, nil
 }
 
+func (s *textMeasurementTypesService) Create(text_measurement_type *TextMeasurementType) (bool, error) {
+	url, err := s.client.url(router.CreateTextMeasurementType, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("POST", url.String(), text_measurement_type)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := s.client.Do(req, &text_measurement_type)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return resp.StatusCode == http.StatusCreated, nil
+}
+
 type MockTextMeasurementTypesService struct {
-	Get_ func(id int64) (*TextMeasurementType, error)
+	Get_    func(id int64) (*TextMeasurementType, error)
+	Create_ func(text_measurement_type *TextMeasurementType) (bool, error)
 }
 
 var _ TextMeasurementTypesService = &MockTextMeasurementTypesService{}
@@ -71,3 +95,10 @@ func (s *MockTextMeasurementTypesService) Get(id int64) (*TextMeasurementType, e
 	}
 	return s.Get_(id)
 }
+
+func (s *MockTextMeasurementTypesService) Create(text_measurement_type *TextMeasurementType) (bool, error) {
+	if s.Create_ == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return s.Create_(text_measurement_type)
+}
diff --git a/models/text_measurement_types_test.go b/models/text_measurement_types_test.go
index c9cfd2a..b292da4 100644
--- a/models/text_measurement_types_test.go
+++ b/models/text_measurement_types_test.go
@@ -43,3 +43,39 @@ func TestTextMeasurementTypeService_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("TextMeasurementTypes.Get return %+v, want %+v", text_measurement_type, want)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTextMeasurementTypeService_Create(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	want := newTextMeasurementType()
+
+	var called bool
+	mux.HandleFunc(urlPath(t, router.CreateTextMeasurementType, nil), func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		called = true
+		testMethod(t, r, "POST")
+		testBody(t, r, `{"id":1,"textMeasurementName":"Test Text Measurement Type","createdAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","updatedAt":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","deletedAt":{"Time":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","Valid":false}}`+"\n")
+
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+		writeJSON(w, want)
+	})
+
+	text_measurement_type := newTextMeasurementType()
+	created, err := client.TextMeasurementTypes.Create(text_measurement_type)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("TextMeasurementTypes.Create returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !created {
+		t.Error("!created")
+	}
+
+	if !called {
+		t.Fatal("!called")
+	}
+
+	normalizeTime(&want.CreatedAt, &want.UpdatedAt, &want.DeletedAt)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(text_measurement_type, want) {
+		t.Errorf("TextMeasurementTypes.Create returned %+v, want %+v", text_measurement_type, want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/router/api.go b/router/api.go
index adbac9c..70bc4e8 100644
--- a/router/api.go
+++ b/router/api.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func API() *mux.Router {
 	m.Path("/observations/{Id:.+}").Methods("DELETE").Name(DeleteObservation)
 
 	// TextMeasurementTypes
+	m.Path("/text_measurement_types/").Methods("POST").Name(CreateTextMeasurementType)
 	m.Path("/text_measurement_types/{Id:.+}").Methods("GET").Name(TextMeasurementType)
 
 	return m
diff --git a/router/routes.go b/router/routes.go
index 381b576..b46e8db 100644
--- a/router/routes.go
+++ b/router/routes.go
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ const (
 	UpdateObservation = "observation:update"
 	DeleteObservation = "observation:delete"
 
-	TextMeasurementType = "text_measurement_type:get"
+	TextMeasurementType       = "text_measurement_type:get"
+	CreateTextMeasurementType = "text_measurement_type:create"
 )