Creating(POST) a node or entry with start date publishes the node or entry on the start date. Is there a way we can have the node/entry created in just saved state rather than having it in a published state?

Set IsActive=false when posting to service API

var model = new Node
{
Code = "Node_1",
Catalog = "Fashion", 
EndDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(100),
IsActive = false,
MetaClass = "FashionNode",
Name = "Test",
StartDate = DateTime.UtcNow

}

client.PostAsync("/episerverapi/commerce/nodes", new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(model), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")).Result;