diff --git a/src/khoj/interface/web/config.html b/src/khoj/interface/web/config.html
index e9c24d06..ceb09ff1 100644
--- a/src/khoj/interface/web/config.html
+++ b/src/khoj/interface/web/config.html
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@
                 <tbody id="automations-list"></tbody>
             </table>
             <div class="card-action-row">
-                <button class="card-button happy" id="create-automation" onclick="createAutomation()">
-                    Create Task
+                <button class="card-button happy" id="create-automation">
+                    Create Automation
                 </button>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -700,6 +700,28 @@
             });
     }
 
+    async function createAutomation() {
+        const scheduling_request = window.prompt("Describe the automation you want to create");
+        if (!scheduling_request) return;
+
+        const ip_response = await fetch("https://ipapi.co/json");
+        const ip_data = await ip_response.json();
+
+        const query_string = `q=${scheduling_request}&city=${ip_data.city}&region=${ip_data.region}&country=${ip_data.country_name}&timezone=${ip_data.timezone}`;
+        const automation_response = await fetch(`/api/automation?${query_string}`, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: {
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            },
+        });
+        if (!automation_response.ok) {
+            throw new Error(`Failed to create automation: ${automation_response.status}`);
+        }
+
+        listAutomations();
+    }
+    document.getElementById("create-automation").addEventListener("click", async () => { await createAutomation(); });
+
     function getIndexedDataSize() {
         document.getElementById("indexed-data-size").innerHTML = "Calculating...";
         fetch('/api/config/index/size')
diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/api.py b/src/khoj/routers/api.py
index 88148d78..663dc99a 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/api.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/api.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from khoj.routers.helpers import (
     ApiUserRateLimiter,
     CommonQueryParams,
     ConversationCommandRateLimiter,
+    create_automation,
     update_telemetry_state,
 )
 from khoj.search_filter.date_filter import DateFilter
@@ -447,3 +448,42 @@ def delete_automation(request: Request, automation_id: str) -> Response:
 
     # Return deleted automation information as a JSON response
     return Response(content=json.dumps(automation_info), media_type="application/json", status_code=200)
+
+
+@api.post("/automation", response_class=Response)
+@requires(["authenticated"])
+async def make_automation(
+    request: Request,
+    q: str,
+    city: Optional[str] = None,
+    region: Optional[str] = None,
+    country: Optional[str] = None,
+    timezone: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> Response:
+    user: KhojUser = request.user.object
+    if city or region or country:
+        location = LocationData(city=city, region=region, country=country)
+
+    # Create automation with scheduling query and location data
+    try:
+        automation, crontime, query_to_run, subject = await create_automation(q, location, timezone, user, request.url)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error creating automation {q} for {user.email}: {e}")
+        return Response(
+            content=f"Unable to create automation. Ensure the automation doesn't already exist.",
+            media_type="text/plain",
+            status_code=500,
+        )
+
+    # Collate info about the created user automation
+    schedule = f'{cron_descriptor.get_description(crontime)} {automation.next_run_time.strftime("%Z")}'
+    automation_info = {
+        "id": automation.id,
+        "subject": subject,
+        "query_to_run": query_to_run,
+        "scheduling_request": crontime,
+        "schedule": schedule,
+        "next": automation.next_run_time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %I:%M %p %Z"),
+    }
+    # Return information about the created automation as a JSON response
+    return Response(content=json.dumps(automation_info), media_type="application/json", status_code=200)