diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/61655-fix-digital-ocean-droplet-create.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/61655-fix-digital-ocean-droplet-create.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1043be8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/61655-fix-digital-ocean-droplet-create.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - digital_ocean_droplet - Fix creation of DigitalOcean droplets using digital_ocean_droplet module (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/61655)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_droplet.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_droplet.py
index 743cb4ecda..01c583e3c1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_droplet.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_droplet.py
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ class DODroplet(object):
             self.module.exit_json(changed=False, data=droplet_data)
         if self.module.check_mode:
             self.module.exit_json(changed=True)
-        response = self.rest.post('droplets', data=self.module.params)
+        request_params = dict(self.module.params)
+        del request_params['id']
+        response = self.rest.post('droplets', data=request_params)
         json_data = response.json
         if response.status_code >= 400:
             self.module.fail_json(changed=False, msg=json_data['message'])