diff --git a/storage_service/locations/api/resources.py b/storage_service/locations/api/resources.py
index e10fbd587..15d8b44fc 100644
--- a/storage_service/locations/api/resources.py
+++ b/storage_service/locations/api/resources.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 from common import utils
 from locations.api.sword import views as sword_views
 
-from ..models import (Callback, CallbackError, Event, File, Package, Location, Space, Pipeline, StorageException, Async, PosixMoveUnsupportedError)
+from ..models import (Callback, CallbackError, Event, File, Package, Location, LocationPipeline, Space, Pipeline, StorageException, Async, PosixMoveUnsupportedError)
 from ..forms import SpaceForm
 from ..constants import PROTOCOL
 from locations import signals
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ def browse(self, request, bundle, **kwargs):
 class LocationResource(ModelResource):
     space = fields.ForeignKey(SpaceResource, 'space')
     path = fields.CharField(attribute='full_path', readonly=True)
-    description = fields.CharField(attribute='get_description', readonly=True)
     pipeline = fields.ToManyField(PipelineResource, 'pipeline')
 
     class Meta:
@@ -248,8 +247,9 @@ class Meta:
         # validation = CleanedDataFormValidation(form_class=LocationForm)
         resource_name = 'location'
 
-        fields = ['enabled', 'relative_path', 'purpose', 'quota', 'used', 'uuid']
-        list_allowed_methods = ['get']
+        fields = ['enabled', 'relative_path', 'purpose', 'quota', 'used',
+                  'uuid', 'description']
+        list_allowed_methods = ['get', 'post']
         detail_allowed_methods = ['get', 'post']
         detail_uri_name = 'uuid'
         always_return_data = True
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ class Meta:
             'space': ALL_WITH_RELATIONS,
             'used': ALL,
             'uuid': ALL,
+            'description': ALL,
         }
 
     def prepend_urls(self):
@@ -303,6 +304,23 @@ def default(self, request, **kwargs):
             'uuid': uuid,
         }))
 
+    def save_m2m(self, bundle):
+        for field_name, field_object in self.fields.items():
+            if field_name != 'pipeline':
+                continue
+
+            if not getattr(field_object, 'is_m2m', False):
+                continue
+
+            if not field_object.attribute:
+                continue
+
+            pipelines = bundle.data['pipeline']
+            for item in pipelines:
+                LocationPipeline.objects.get_or_create(
+                    pipeline=item.obj,
+                    location=bundle.obj)
+
     @_custom_endpoint(expected_methods=['get'])
     def browse(self, request, bundle, **kwargs):
         """ Returns all of the entries in a location, optionally at a subpath.
diff --git a/storage_service/locations/api/v2.py b/storage_service/locations/api/v2.py
index 94fc03128..424089242 100644
--- a/storage_service/locations/api/v2.py
+++ b/storage_service/locations/api/v2.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def get_objects(self, space, path):
 class LocationResource(resources.LocationResource):
     space = fields.ForeignKey(SpaceResource, 'space')
     path = fields.CharField(attribute='full_path', readonly=True)
-    description = fields.CharField(attribute='get_description', readonly=True)
     pipeline = fields.ToManyField(PipelineResource, 'pipeline')
 
     def decode_path(self, path):
diff --git a/storage_service/locations/tests/test_api.py b/storage_service/locations/tests/test_api.py
index 0865713c3..a01b5f749 100644
--- a/storage_service/locations/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/storage_service/locations/tests/test_api.py
@@ -29,6 +29,39 @@ def test_requires_auth(self):
         response = self.client.post('/api/v2/location/213086c8-232e-4b9e-bb03-98fbc7a7966a/')
         assert response.status_code == 401
 
+    def test_create_location(self):
+        space = models.Space.objects.get(
+            uuid='7d20c992-bc92-4f92-a794-7161ff2cc08b')
+        data = {
+            'space': '/api/v2/space/7d20c992-bc92-4f92-a794-7161ff2cc08b/',
+            'description': 'automated workflow',
+            'relative_path': 'automated-workflow/foo/bar',
+            'purpose': 'TS',
+            'pipeline': [
+                '/api/v2/pipeline/b25f6b71-3ebf-4fcc-823c-1feb0a2553dd/'
+            ],
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            '/api/v2/location/',
+            data=json.dumps(data),
+            content_type='application/json')
+        assert response.status_code == 201
+
+        # Verify content
+        body = json.loads(response.content)
+        assert body['description'] == data['description']
+        assert body['purpose'] == data['purpose']
+        assert body['path'] == '{}{}'.format(space.path, data['relative_path'])
+        assert body['enabled'] is True
+        assert data['pipeline'][0] in body['pipeline']
+
+        # Verify that the record was populated properly
+        location = models.Location.objects.get(uuid=body['uuid'])
+        assert location.purpose == data['purpose']
+        assert location.relative_path == data['relative_path']
+        assert location.description == data['description']
+
     def test_cant_move_from_non_existant_locations(self):
         data = {
             'origin_location': '/api/v2/location/dne1aacf-8492-4382-8ef3-262cc5420dne/',