# JournalId.Create(IEnumerable<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)

```csharp
public static JournalId Create(IEnumerable<string> segments)
```

Creates a journal id from decoded hierarchical segments.

### Parameters

- `segments` (`IEnumerable<string>`): The id segments.

### Returns

The normalized journal id.