# JournalId.Create(string, ReadOnlySpan<string>)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalid/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalid/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Journaling/JournalId.cs#L53-L60)

```csharp
public static JournalId Create(string firstSegment, params ReadOnlySpan<string> additionalSegments)
```

Creates a journal id from decoded hierarchical segments.

### Parameters

- `firstSegment` (`string`): The first id segment.
- `additionalSegments` (`ReadOnlySpan<string>`): Additional id segments.

### Returns

The normalized journal id.