diff --git a/jupyterhub/alembic/versions/3c2384c5aae1_add_from_config_column_to_the_services_.py b/jupyterhub/alembic/versions/3c2384c5aae1_add_from_config_column_to_the_services_.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31127621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupyterhub/alembic/versions/3c2384c5aae1_add_from_config_column_to_the_services_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Add from_config column to the services table
+
+Revision ID: 3c2384c5aae1
+Revises: 0eee8c825d24
+Create Date: 2023-02-27 16:22:26.196231
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '3c2384c5aae1'
+down_revision = '0eee8c825d24'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    engine = op.get_bind().engine
+    tables = sa.inspect(engine).get_table_names()
+    if 'services' in tables:
+        op.add_column(
+            'services',
+            sa.Column('from_config', sa.Boolean, nullable=False, default=True),
+        )
+        op.execute('UPDATE services SET from_config = true')
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column('services', sa.Column('from_config'))
diff --git a/jupyterhub/apihandlers/services.py b/jupyterhub/apihandlers/services.py
index 43e69aa7..9de4e8b4 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/apihandlers/services.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/apihandlers/services.py
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ class ServiceAPIHandler(APIHandler):
         service = self.services[service_name]
         self.write(json.dumps(self.service_model(service)))
 
+    @needs_scope('read:services', 'read:services:name', 'read:roles:services')
+    def post(self, service_name):
+        model = self.get_json_body()
+        print('############', model)
+        self.write('ok')
+
 
 default_handlers = [
     (r"/api/services", ServiceListAPIHandler),
diff --git a/jupyterhub/app.py b/jupyterhub/app.py
index eab6ef60..22c3eab2 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/app.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/app.py
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ class JupyterHub(Application):
             orm_service = orm.Service.find(self.db, name=name)
             if orm_service is None:
                 # not found, create a new one
-                orm_service = orm.Service(name=name)
+                orm_service = orm.Service(name=name, from_config=True)
                 self.db.add(orm_service)
                 if spec.get('admin', False):
                     self.log.warning(
diff --git a/jupyterhub/orm.py b/jupyterhub/orm.py
index c0fb80ba..17553c29 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/orm.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/orm.py
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ class Service(Base):
             ondelete='SET NULL',
         ),
     )
+
+    from_config = Column(Boolean, default=True)
+
     oauth_client = relationship(
         'OAuthClient',
         back_populates="service",