---
url: /process-functions/workbook-create.md
description: Creates an Apache POI workbook.
---

# workbook.create 

::: warning Deprecated
Use [`workbook.excelWorkbook(true)`](/process-functions/excel-workbook#workbook-excelworkbook) instead.
:::

Creates a new [Apache POI](https://poi.apache.org/apidocs/org/apache/poi/xssf/streaming/SXSSFWorkbook.html) streaming workbook.

```js
workbook.create()
```

## Returns

An Apache POI workbook.

## Examples

```js
const wb = workbook.create();
```